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Geodesy

//d͡ʒiˈɑdəsi// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    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 uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    the branch of geology that studies the shape of the earth and the determination of the exact position of geographical points wordnet

Etymology

From French géodésie, from Medieval Latin geōdaesia, from Ancient Greek γεωδαισία (geōdaisía), from γῆ (gê, “earth”) + δαίω (daíō, “to divide”).

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