the branch of science concerned with determining the exact position of geographical points and the shape and size of the earth
Derived forms
geodesist (geˈodesist)
noun
Word origin
C16: from French géodésie, from Greek geōdaisia, from geo- + daiein to divide
geodesy in American English
(dʒiˈɑdəsi)
noun
the branch of applied mathematics concerned with measuring, or determining the shape of, the earth or a large partof its surface, or with locating exactly points on its surface
Derived forms
geodesist (geˈodesist)
noun
Word origin
Gr geōdaisia < gē, the earth + daiein, to divide < IE base *dā-, dā(i)-, to divide > tide1