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Stadium (Latin) or stadion (Greek) has the plural stadia in both Latin and Greek. Stadia (Anglicized in translation in many sources) refers to a unit of length, the Stadion of ancient greece





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Stadium (Latin) or stadion (Greek) has the plural stadia in both Latin and Greek. Stadia (Anglicized in translation in many sources) refers to a unit of length, the Stadion of ancient greece
Ancient Greek units of measurement

Ancient Greek units of measurement were built mainly upon the ancient Egyptian weights and measures, and formed the basis of the later ancient Roman weights and measures....
. Stadium may refer to:

  • Stadium
    Stadium

    A modern stadium is a place, or venue, for outdoor sports, concerts or other events, consisting of a field or stage partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event....
    , a building type (the usual modern name)
  • Stadion, a building type (the same building type as a stadium, but in ancient Greece)
  • Helsinki Polytechnic Stadia
    Helsinki Polytechnic Stadia

    Helsinki Polytechnic Stadia is a multidisciplinary institution of higher education, one of the biggest and the most attractive polytechnic in Finland in 2005....
  • Stadium High School
    Stadium High School

    Stadium High School is the over 100-year-old high school in Tacoma, Washington and a historic landmark. It is part of Tacoma Public Schools, or Tacoma School District No....
    , located in Tacoma, Washington
  • Stadium (UTA station)
    Stadium (UTA station)

    Stadium is a stop serviced by the University Line line of the UTA TRAX light rail system.External links ...
    , a transit station in Salt Lake City
  • Arena rock
    Arena rock

    Arena rock, also called stadium rock or anthem rock, is a loosely-defined term describing an era of rock music. It was spawned from heavy metal music, hard rock, and progressive rock in the 1970s by bands such as Styx , Boston , Journey and Foreigner ....
    , or stadium rock, a style of rock music
  • Stadiametric rangefinding, a way of measuring distance using a telescope and triangulation
    Triangulation

    In trigonometry and geometry, triangulation is the process of determining the location of a point by measuring angles to it from known points at either end of a fixed baseline, rather than measuring distances to the point directly....
  • Stadia
    Stadia (length)

    The stadia, stadium, stade or stadion is an ancient unit of length. According to Herodotus, one stade is equal to 600 feet. However, there were several different lengths of ?feet?, depending on the country of origin....
    , stade, stadion, or stadium, an ancient unit of length.
  • Stadia mark
    Stadia mark

    Stadia marks, also called stadia lines or stadia hairs, are crosshairs on the reticle of a theodolite or other surveying instrument that allow stadiametric rangefinding....
    s, marks on a telescopic sight
    Telescopic sight

    A telescopic sight, commonly called a scope, is a device used to give additional accuracy using a point of aim for firearms, airguns and crossbows....
    's reticle that permit Stadiametric rangefinding or altitued measurements (height finding),or Stadia rod, a related surveying
    Surveying

    Surveying or land surveying is the technique and science of accurately determining the terrestrial or three-dimensional space position of points and the distances and angles between them....
     tool
    Tool

    A broad definition of a tool is an entity used to interface between two or more domains that facilitates more effective action of one domain upon the other....
     used with telescopic based survey instruments.

See also


  • Stadion (disambiguation)
    Stadion (disambiguation)

    Stadion may refer to:*Stadion , an ancient foot race and building*Stadia , an ancient unit of length*Stadion , a medi?val German statelet of the Holy Roman Empire...