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1. (n.) 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.
Etymology: (1560–70; < F géodésie < Gk geōdaisía=geō-geo - +-daisia, der. of daíein to divide, distribute)
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1. (noun) geodesy
the branch of geology that studies the shape of the earth and the determination of the exact position of geographical points
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1. (noun) geodesy
that branch of applied mathematics which determines, by means of observations and measurements, the figures and areas of large portions of the earth's surface, or the general figure and dimenshions of the earth; or that branch of surveying in which the curvature of the earth is taken into account, as in the surveys of States, or of long lines of coast
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