Home › Words › S › stadionstadionstadion means A Greek unit of distance based on standardized footraces, equivalent to about 185.4 metres.EtymologyFrom Ancient Greek στάδιον (stádion). Doublet of stade, stadium, and estadio.nounA Greek unit of distance based on standardized footraces, equivalent to about 185.4 metres.e.g.“The stadion did not suffice for the races of horses and chariots which had been favorites with the Greeks since the Trojan war.” — 1883: Franz von Reber (translated by Joseph Thacher Clarke), History of ancient art, p257 (S. Low…)Synonym of stadium (“Ancient Greek racecourse”).Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.estadio 71% match — A traditional Portuguese unit of distance, variously equivalent to about 185.2, 231.5, or 257.2 m depending on the number of leagues per equatorial degree. vs stadion →stadia 64% match — 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. vs stadion →estado 62% match — A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 1.67 m. vs stadion →stadiometry 55% match — measurement by means of a stadiometer vs stadion →actus 55% match — A former Roman unit of length, equal to 120 Roman feet (about 35.5 m) vs stadion →stadial 54% match — Pertaining to a glacial stade. vs stadion →verst 53% match — A Russian unit of length, equivalent to about 1.07 kilometres or about ²⁄₃ of a mile. vs stadion →plethron 49% match — A former Greek unit of length equal to 100 Greek feet (podes). vs stadion →