stadium
noun
/ˈsteɪ.di.əm/
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- A venue where sporting events are held.
- An Ancient Greek racecourse, especially, the Olympic course for foot races.
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στάδιο
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- (surveying) A graduated rod used to measure the distance of the place where it stands from an instrument having a telescope, by observing the number of the graduations of the rod that are seen between certain parallel wires (stadia wires) in the field of view of the telescope.
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σταδία
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- A kind of telemeter for measuring the distance of an object of known dimensions, by observing the angle it subtends.
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σταδιόμετρο
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