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geodesy

noun
ge·​od·​e·​sy | \ jē-ˈä-də-sē How to pronounce geodesy (audio) \

Definition of geodesy

: a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the determination of the size and shape of the earth and the exact positions of points on its surface and with the description of variations of its gravity field
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geodesist \ jē-​ˈä-​də-​sist How to pronounce geodesist (audio) \ noun

Examples of geodesy in a Sentence

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 There are already facilities at the Technical University of Munich, and they’ll be merged into an interdisciplinary center for aviation, aerospace, and geodesy, which is the discipline for measuring Earth. — Sonja Peteranderl, The Verge, "Bavaria’s space program shot to viral fame — but it may be in trouble," 20 Oct. 2018 The Air Force sent him back to school to get a master’s degree in geodesy—the science of defining the Earth’s size and shape and the fluctuations in its gravitational field. — Greg Miller, National Geographic, "How the U.S. Air Force Mapped the World at the Dawn of the Cold War," 28 Jan. 2017

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First Known Use of geodesy

1853, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for geodesy

Greek geōdaisia, from geō- ge- + daiesthai to divide — more at tide entry 1

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