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Stadia vs Schene - What's the difference?

stadia | schene |

As a proper noun stadia

is .

As a noun schene is

(historical) an egyptian or persian measure of length, varying from thirty-two to sixty stadia.

stadia

English

(Level staff)

Noun

stadia (s) & (p)
  • (surveying) A level staff or levelling rod used by surveyors to measure differences in level, or to measure horizontal distances by sighting the stadia hairs.
  • (military) (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.
  • (stadion)
  • (stadium)

    • Usage notes

    * For clarification of which plural form of ''stadium'' is considered appropriate in a given context, see at the entry for ''stadium''.

    Synonyms

    * (plural of stadium) stadiums ----

    schene

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (historical) An Egyptian or Persian measure of length, varying from thirty-two to sixty stadia.
    • (Webster 1913) ----