geodesy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /d͡ʒiˈɑdəsi/ (Canada, US)
- (Australia) audio
- /dʒiːˈɒdɪsi/ (UK)
Etymology
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.
Meanings
- (uncountable, usually) 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| geodæsy | alternative | lexicographic | |
| geodesies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
geodetics · geoid · geodetic · geodesic · geodesist · geodetic surveying
Synonyms
Translations (47)
hu földméréstan (scientific discipline) · fa زمینپیمایی (scientific discipline) · nn geodesi (scientific discipline) · nl landmeetkunde (scientific discipline) · cmn 測地學 /测地学 (scientific discipline) · pt geodésia (scientific discipline) · es geodesia (scientific discipline) · nl geodesie (scientific discipline) · sh geodezija (scientific discipline) · fr géodésie (scientific discipline) · ja 測地学 (scientific discipline) · ca geodèsia (scientific discipline) · fa ژئودزی (scientific discipline) · bg геоде́зия (scientific discipline) · nb geodesi (scientific discipline) · sv geodesi (scientific discipline) · el γεωδαισία (scientific discipline) · da geodæsi (scientific discipline) · gl xeodesia (scientific discipline) · is landmæling (scientific discipline) · hu geodézia (scientific discipline) · ar جِيُودِيسْيَا (scientific discipline) · az geodeziya (scientific discipline) · tl dusukatan (scientific discipline) · fi maanmittaus (scientific discipline) · cs geodézie (scientific discipline) · sk geodézia (scientific discipline) · eo geodezio (scientific discipline) · eu geodesia (scientific discipline) · pl geodezja (scientific discipline) · tl heodesya (scientific discipline) · is landmælingafræði (scientific discipline) · et geodeesia (scientific discipline) · ru геоде́зия (scientific discipline) · fi geodesia (scientific discipline) · sh геодезија (scientific discipline) · hy գեոդեզիա (scientific discipline) · zza geodesi (scientific discipline) · de Geodäsie (scientific discipline) · sl geodezíja (scientific discipline) · it geodesia (scientific discipline) · cmn 大地測量學 /大地测量学 (scientific discipline) · fa زمینسنجی (scientific discipline) · id geodesi (scientific discipline) · tr jeodezi (scientific discipline) · hy երկրաբաշխություն (scientific discipline) · ka გეოდეზია (scientific discipline)