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Bessel ellipsoid

Bessel ellipsoid noun: an estimate for the shape and size of the Earth as part of a frame of reference for geodesy and astronomy.

Noun

Bessel ellipsoid (plural Bessel ellipsoids)

  1. An estimate for the shape and size of the Earth as part of a frame of reference for geodesy and astronomy.

Forms of Bessel ellipsoid

pluralBessel ellipsoids

Origin of Bessel ellipsoid

Named after German mathematician Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel.

Questions about Bessel ellipsoid

What does Bessel ellipsoid mean?
Bessel ellipsoid means an estimate for the shape and size of the Earth as part of a frame of reference for geodesy and astronomy.
What part of speech is Bessel ellipsoid?
Bessel ellipsoid is a noun.
What is the plural of Bessel ellipsoid?
The plural of Bessel ellipsoid is Bessel ellipsoids.

Words near Bessel ellipsoid in the dictionary

  1. bessbugs
  2. Besse
  3. Bessel
  4. Bessel beam
  5. Bessel beams
  6. Bessel ellipsoid
  7. Bessel ellipsoids
  8. Bessel function
  9. Bessel functions
  10. Bessel's correction
  11. Besselian

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