geodesy

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Etymology [edit]

From French géodésie, from Medieval Latin geōdaesia, from Ancient Greek γεωδαισία, from γῆ (, earth) + δαίω (daiō, to divide).

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  • (UK) IPA: /dʒiːˈɒdɪsi/
  • (US) IPA: /dʒiˈɑdəsi/

Noun [edit]

geodesy (uncountable)

  1. 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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