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Definition of: geodesy

(jē·odə·sē) noun Math.
The study and measurement of extensive areas of the earth's surface, especially with reference to the determination of the magnitude and figure of the earth: distinguished from surveying (of limited areas). [<F géodésie <NL geodaesia <Gk. geodaisia < earth + daiein divide]
—ge·od′e·sist
noun

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geodesy geophysics
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