ALL meanings of geodesy
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G g - noun geodesy the branch of applied mathematics that deals with the measurement of the shape and area of large tracts of country, the exact position of geographical points, and the curvature, shape, and dimensions of the earth. 1
- noun geodesy The branch of mathematics dealing with the shape and area of the earth or large portions of it. 1
- noun geodesy geographical mathematics 1
- noun geodesy the branch of science concerned with determining the exact position of geographical points and the shape and size of the earth 0
- noun geodesy the branch of applied mathematics concerned with measuring, or determining the shape of, the earth or a large part of its surface, or with locating exactly points on its surface 0
- noun geodesy (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. 0