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stadia

/ˈsteɪdiə/ /ˈstædiə/

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Штатив, рейка

A level staff or graduated rod used by surveyors to measure differences in level, or to measure horizontal distances by sighting the stadia hairs (graduations) through a telescope.

Examples :

"The surveyor used the stadia to measure the elevation changes across the construction site. "

Геодезист использовал рейку для измерения перепадов высот на строительной площадке.

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noun

Стадия

(historically) A graduated brass triangle used to measure the distance of a target by comparison of the graduations with the heights of soldiers or horses.

Examples :

"The surveyor used the stadia to estimate the distance to the enemy cavalry by comparing the height of their horses to the markings on the brass triangle. "

Геодезист использовал стадию, чтобы оценить расстояние до вражеской кавалерии, сравнивая высоту их лошадей с отметками на латунном треугольнике.

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Стадий, греческая единица измерения

A Greek unit of measurement, equivalent to six plethra or six hundred podes, which, though varying in precise length, is generally accepted to be equivalent to approximately 185·4 metres.

Examples :

""Ancient Greek runners would often train by running several stadia each day, a distance roughly equivalent to a few laps around a modern track." "

Древнегреческие бегуны часто тренировались, пробегая несколько стадиев каждый день, что примерно соответствовало нескольким кругам по современному треку.

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Стадион

A venue where sporting events are held.

Examples :

"The school's athletic department is planning a track meet at the local stadia. "

Спортивный отдел школы планирует провести соревнования по легкой атлетике на местном стадионе.

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Стадион, ипподром

An Ancient Greek racecourse, especially, the Olympic course for foot races.

Examples :

"The ancient Olympic stadia was a famous place for athletic competitions. "

Древние Олимпийские стадионы были знаменитым местом для спортивных соревнований.

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Стадий

A Greek measure of length, being the chief one used for itinerary distances, also adopted by the Romans for nautical and astronomical measurements, equal to 600 Greek or 625 Roman feet, or 125 Roman paces, or to 606 feet, 9 inches.

Examples :

"The archaeologist measured the distance to the ancient temple in stadia, finding it to be roughly 15 stadia from the city walls. "

Археолог измерил расстояние до древнего храма в стадиях, обнаружив, что оно составляет примерно 15 стадий от городских стен.

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Стадия

A kind of telemeter for measuring the distance of an object of known dimensions, by observing the angle it subtends.

Examples :

"The surveyors used stadia to measure the distance to the building across the river by observing the angle formed by the known height of the building on the stadia's reticle. "

Геодезисты использовали стадию для измерения расстояния до здания через реку, наблюдая угол, образованный известной высотой здания на сетке стадии.

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Штатив

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.

Examples :

"The surveyor used stadia to precisely measure the distance from the transit to the school's new playground. "

Геодезист использовал штатив, чтобы точно измерить расстояние от теодолита до новой детской площадки школы.

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Стадия, этап жизни

A life stage of an organism.

Examples :

"The caterpillar goes through several distinct stadia, each with a different size and appearance, before becoming a butterfly. "

Гусеница проходит через несколько различных стадий, каждая из которых имеет разный размер и внешний вид, прежде чем стать бабочкой.

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