instrument for measuring distances

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• ὁδομέτρου — ὁδόμετρον instrument for measuring distances neut gen sg ὁδόμετρος instrument for measuring distances masc gen sg …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

• ὁδόμετρον — instrument for measuring distances neut nom/voc/acc sg ὁδόμετρος instrument for measuring distances masc acc sg …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

• sta|di|a — sta|di|a1 «STAY dee uh», noun, adjective. –n. 1. an instrument for measuring distances or heights by means of angles. A surveyor s transit is one kind of stadia. 2. a method of measuring distances by using such an instrument. 3. = stadia rod. (Cf …   Useful english dictionary

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