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Definition of: stadia
(stā′dē·ə) noun
1. A temporary surveying station.
2. A form of sighting instrument for measuring distances used in connection with a vertical graduated rod (stadia rod).
3. The rod alone or the method of using it. [Prob. <F stade a stage, a measure of length <L stadium. See STADIUM.]
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