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Definitions for Geodesy
[1] the branch of applied mathematics that deals with the measurement of the shape and area of large tracts of country, the exact position of geographical points, and the curvature, shape, and dimensions of the earth.
[2] the branch of science concerned with determining the exact position of geographical points and the shape and size of the earth
Words nearby Geodesy
geode, geodemographics, geodesic, geodesic dome, geodesic line, geodesy, geodetic, geodetic latitude, geodetic longitude, geodetic survey, geodetic surveying
Origin of Geodesy
1560–70; < French géodésie < Greek geōdaisía, equivalent to geō- geo- + daí(ein ) to divide + -sia, variant of -ia -ia (generalized from stems ending in t )
Other words from Geodesy
ge·od·e·sist , noun
geodetic adjective
Word origin for Geodesy
C16: from French géodésie, from Greek geōdaisia, from geo- + daiein to divide