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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_178496" /> == | |||
<p> The course on which were celebrated the great games (foot-racing, wrestling, &c.) of ancient Greece, held at Olympia, Athens, and other places; the most famous was that laid out at Olympia; length 600 | <p> (1): (n.) Hence, a race course; especially, the Olympic course for foot races. </p> <p> (2): (n.) A kind of telemeter for measuring the distance of an object of known dimensions, by observing the angle it subtends; especially (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; - also called stadia, and stadia rod. </p> <p> (3): (n.) A modern structure, with its inclosure, resembling the ancient stadium, used for athletic games, etc. </p> <p> (4): (n.) A Greek measure of length, being the chief one used for itinerary distances, also adopted by the Romans for nautical and astronomical measurements. It was equal to 600 Greek or 625 [[Roman]] feet, or 125 Roman paces, or to 606 feet 9 inches English. This was also called the Olympic stadium, as being the exact length of the foot-race course at Olympia. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_80295" /> == | |||
<p> The course on which were celebrated the great games (foot-racing, wrestling, &c.) of ancient Greece, held at Olympia, Athens, and other places; the most famous was that laid out at Olympia; length 600 Greek feet, which was adopted as the Greek standard of measure, and equalled 606½ English feet. </p> | |||
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<ref name="term_178496"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/stadium Stadium from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_80295"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/stadium Stadium from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_80295"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/stadium Stadium from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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