geodesy

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/dʒiːˈɒdɪsi/ English

Definitions

noun

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

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Synonyms

land surveying geodetic datum geodetics geodetician geoscience geogony earth science geonomy geosensing geognosy geomagnetism geoscopy selenodesy geodynamics geology

Associated

geophysics geoid cartography cadastre gdansk ellipsoid hydrography volcanology oblate metrology

Rhymes

goddess he odyssey

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