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geodesy

Syllabification: (ge·od·e·sy)
Pronunciation: /jēˈädəsē/
Definition of geodesy

noun

  • the branch of mathematics dealing with the shape and area of the earth or large portions of it.

Derivatives

geodesist

Pronunciation: /-sist/
noun

Origin:

late 16th century: from modern Latin geodaesia, from Greek geōdaisia, from gē 'earth' + daiein 'to divide'

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