geodesy

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /dʒiːˈɒdɪsi/
• (America) IPA: /dʒiˈɑdəsi/

Noun

geodesy (uncountable)

1. (sciences, geography) 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

Synonyms

• land surveying

Related terms

• geodesic
• geodetics
• geodetic
• geodetic surveying

Translations

• French: géodésie
• German: Geodäsie
• Portuguese: geodésia
• Russian: геоде́зия
• Spanish: geodesia

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