geodesy
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Alternative forms [edit]
- geodæsy (archaic)
Etymology [edit]
From French géodésie, from Medieval Latin geōdaesia, from Ancient Greek γεωδαισία, from γῆ (gē, “earth”) + δαίω (daiō, “to divide”).
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Noun [edit]
geodesy (uncountable)
- Scientific discipline that 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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scientific discipline
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