geodesy
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geodesy
- /dʒiːˈɒdɪsi/ UK
- /d͡ʒiˈɑdəsi/ Canada, US
Where it comes from
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.
noun geodesies · geodæsy
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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.
Similar: land surveying, surveying
Translations
Talk about this word "geodesy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/geodesy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. geodesy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/geodesy "geodesy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/geodesy.Cite this
@misc{geodesy_2026,
title = {geodesy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/geodesy},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
