geodesy
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/dʒiːˈɒdɪsi/
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/dʒiːˈɒdɪsi/ (UK) · /d͡ʒiˈɑdəsi/ (US)
Definition of geodesy
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (uncountable, usually)The discipline which deals with the measurement and representation of Earth, its gravitational field and geodynamic phenomena (polar motion, Earth tides, and crustal motion) in three-dimensional, time-varying space
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Etymology
From French géodésie, from Medieval Latin geōdaesia, from Ancient Greek γεωδαισία (geōdaisía), from γῆ (gê, “earth”) + δαίω (daíō, “to divide”). By surface analysis, geode + -esy.
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