geodesy
UK/dʒiːˈɒdɪsi/US/d͡ʒiˈɑdəsi/
geodesy 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.
Noun
geodesy (usually uncountable, plural geodesies)
- 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.
- Synonyms:
- land surveying, surveying
geodesy meaning in Tamil, Tagalog, Arabic and Indonesian
geodesy in Tamil
- புவிமேற்பகுதியியல், புவிமேற்பரப்பியல், பாத்தியல், புவிப்பரப்பியல், புவி உருவ இயல்
geodesy in Tagalog
- scientific discipline
- heodesya, dusukatan
geodesy in Arabic
- scientific discipline
- جِيُودِيسْيَا jiyudīsyā
geodesy in Indonesian
- scientific discipline
- geodesi
More languagesFewer languages
- geodesy in Persian
- ژئودزی že'odezi, زمینپیمایی zamin-peymâyi, زمینسنجی zamin-sanji
Synonyms of geodesy
- land surveying
- surveying
Forms of geodesy
| plural | geodesies |
|---|---|
| alternative form | geodæsy |
Origin of geodesy
From French géodésie, from Medieval Latin geōdaesia, from Ancient Greek γεωδαισία (geōdaisía), from γῆ (gê, “earth”) + δαίω (daíō, “to divide”). By surface analysis, geode + -esy.
Words formed from geodesy
Questions about geodesy
- What does geodesy mean?
- Geodesy means 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.
- What is geodesy in Tamil?
- Geodesy in Tamil is புவிமேற்பகுதியியல், புவிமேற்பரப்பியல், பாத்தியல். See Geodesy meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is geodesy?
- Geodesy is a noun.
- How do you pronounce geodesy?
- Geodesy is pronounced /dʒiːˈɒdɪsi/ (UK).
- What is the plural of geodesy?
- The plural of geodesy is geodesies.
Words near geodesy in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: geodesy (page history and authors); geodesy (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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