geodesy
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.
Origin of geodesy
1- Also ge·o·det·ics [jee-uh-det-iks]. /ˌdʒi əˈdɛt ɪks/.
Other words from geodesy
- ge·od·e·sist, noun
Words Nearby geodesy
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How to use geodesy in a sentence
In 1987, the International Astronomical Union and the International Union of geodesy and Geophysics established the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Services to monitor Earth’s rotation and maintain global time.
June 29 was Earth’s shortest day since the invention of atomic clocks | Jocelyn Solis-Moreira | August 2, 2022 | Popular-ScienceSo we shall put the question otherwise; can geodesy aid us the better to know nature?
And to-day, a century and a half after the victory of the Newtonians, think you geodesy has nothing more to teach us?
geodesy can therefore weigh them from afar, so to speak, and tell us of their distribution.
We reach what may be called the second heroic period of geodesy.
The theodolites used in geodesy vary in pattern and in size—the horizontal circles ranging from 10 in.
British Dictionary definitions for geodesy
geodetics (ˌdʒiːəʊˈdɛtɪks)
/ (dʒɪˈɒdɪsɪ) /
the branch of science concerned with determining the exact position of geographical points and the shape and size of the earth
Origin of geodesy
1Derived forms of geodesy
- geodesist, noun
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Scientific definitions for 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.
Other words from geodesy
- geodetic adjective
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