stadium
/ˈsteɪ.di.əm/ noun A2- A venue where sporting events are held. · He is going for a cricket match at the stadium.
- An Ancient Greek racecourse, especially, the Olympic course for foot races.
- Synonym of stadion, a Greek unit of length equivalent to about 185 m.
- A kind of telemeter for measuring the distance of an object of known dimensions, by observing the angle it subtends.
- 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.
- A life stage of an organism.
Plural stadiums
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During Champs, the national stadium is always completely full of excited fans.
The entire stadium went completely silent as everyone waited to see what would happen.
The stadium announcer paused dramatically before declaring a historic time of three minutes and fifty-nine point four seconds.
The profound journey from the quiet cotton fields to the dazzling lights of international stadiums is a testament to the enduring power of innovation.
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