geodesy
[jee-od-uh-see]
- 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.
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Also ge·o·det·ics [jee-uh-det-iks] /ˌdʒi əˈdɛt ɪks/.
Origin of geodesy
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Geodesy of right lines is two fold; of one distance, or of two.
The Way To GeometryPeter Ramus
The first geodesy or manner of measuring of heighths is thus.
The Way To GeometryPeter Ramus
And this is the geodesy or manner of measuring of an Icosaedrum.
The Way To GeometryPeter Ramus
Professor Woodward has published many papers on subjects in astronomy, geodesy, mathematics and mechanics.
That in civil engineering affords continuous field practice in geodesy and hydraulics during about a month.
geodesy
geodetics (ˌdʒiːəʊˈdɛtɪks)
- the branch of science concerned with determining the exact position of geographical points and the shape and size of the earth
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Word Origin for geodesy
C16: from French géodésie, from Greek geōdaisia, from geo- + daiein to divide
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Word Origin and History for geodesy
1560s, "surveying," from Modern Latin geodaesia, from Greek geodaisia "division of the earth;" ultimately from ge "earth" (see Gaia) + stem of daiein "divide."
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geodesy
[jē-ŏd′ĭ-sē]
- The scientific study of the size and shape of the Earth, its field of gravity, and such varying phenomena as the motion of the magnetic poles and the tides.
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