(geodesy)
11geodesy — noun Etymology: Greek geōdaisia, from geō ge + daiesthai to divide more at tide Date: 1853 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… …
12Geodesy — Die Höhere Geodäsie ist jener grundlegende Teil der Geodäsie, der sich mit der großräumigen Erdfigur (Form der Erde, Geoid, Rotation) und dem Erdschwerefeld befasst. Der Begriff wurde von Friedrich Robert Helmert geprägt. Die zugehörigen… …
13geodesy — noun /dʒiːˈɒdɪsi,dʒiˈɑdəsi/ discipline that deals with the measurement and representation of , its field and phenomena (polar motion, earth tides, and crustal motion) in three‐dimensional, time‐varying space. See Also: geodetics, geodetic,… …
14geodesy — the science of measuring the surface of the earth …
15geodesy — The science of measuring the geometrical properties of the earth [16] …
16geodesy — ge·od·e·sy || dÊ’ÉªË É‘dɪsɪ / É’d n. branch of science dealing with the measurement of land and determination of geographical points …
17geodesy — The science that deals mathematically with the size and shape of the earth and with the precise location of points on its surface. It includes geometrical methods of ordinary surveying together with observations of physical phenomena, such as the …
18geodesy — [dʒɪ ɒdɪsi] noun the branch of mathematics concerned with the shape and area of the earth or large portions of it. Derivatives geodesist noun Origin C16: from mod. L. geodaesia, from Gk geōdaisia, from gē earth + daiein to divide …
19geodesy — n. Land surveying (on a large scale, as when the curvature of the earth is taken into account) …
20geodesy — ge·od·e·sy …
