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geodesy definition

ge·od·esy (jē äd′ə sē)

noun

the branch of applied mathematics concerned with measuring, or determining the shape of, the earth or a large part of its surface, or with locating exactly points on its surface

Etymology: Gr geōdaisia < gē, the earth + daiein, to divide < IE base *dā-, dā(i)-, to divide > tide

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