geodetic
adjective
geo·det·ic ˌjē-ə-ˈde-tik 
variants or less commonly geodetical
ˌjē-ə-ˈde-ti-kəl
: of, relating to, or determined by geodesy
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web If similar slickenlines are discovered for older faults, that won’t immediately translate to better risk assessments, cautions Laura Wallace, a geodetic scientist also at GNS Science. 
Paul Voosen, Science | AAAS, 23 Sep. 2020 David Mills, a mild-mannered geodetic engineer, and Edward Espenshade, the geographer, were more at ease with the G.I.s. Greg Miller, Smithsonian, 23 Oct. 2019 But because that approach doesn’t work on the open ocean, each continent remained isolated—there was no single geodetic network to link them together. Greg Miller, National Geographic, 28 Jan. 2017 Their main tool was something called HIRAN aerial geodetic surveying, which is nicely illustrated by a cartoon in the video (starting around the 3:55 mark). Greg Miller, National Geographic, 28 Jan. 2017 But because that approach doesn’t work on the open ocean, each continent remained isolated—there was no single geodetic network to link them together. Greg Miller, National Geographic, 28 Jan. 2017 The height will be calculated using a combination of geodetic data received from three mechanisms: leveling instrument, gravity meter and GPS. Sugam Pokharel, CNN, 21 June 2017 Their main tool was something called HIRAN aerial geodetic surveying, which is nicely illustrated by a cartoon in the video (starting around the 3:55 mark). Greg Miller, National Geographic, 28 Jan. 2017 A compilation of seismic and geodetic data leading up to the Eyjafjallajökull eruption. Erik Klemetti, WIRED, 19 Nov. 2010 See More
Paul Voosen, Science | AAAS, 23 Sep. 2020 David Mills, a mild-mannered geodetic engineer, and Edward Espenshade, the geographer, were more at ease with the G.I.s. Greg Miller, Smithsonian, 23 Oct. 2019 But because that approach doesn’t work on the open ocean, each continent remained isolated—there was no single geodetic network to link them together. Greg Miller, National Geographic, 28 Jan. 2017 Their main tool was something called HIRAN aerial geodetic surveying, which is nicely illustrated by a cartoon in the video (starting around the 3:55 mark). Greg Miller, National Geographic, 28 Jan. 2017 But because that approach doesn’t work on the open ocean, each continent remained isolated—there was no single geodetic network to link them together. Greg Miller, National Geographic, 28 Jan. 2017 The height will be calculated using a combination of geodetic data received from three mechanisms: leveling instrument, gravity meter and GPS. Sugam Pokharel, CNN, 21 June 2017 Their main tool was something called HIRAN aerial geodetic surveying, which is nicely illustrated by a cartoon in the video (starting around the 3:55 mark). Greg Miller, National Geographic, 28 Jan. 2017 A compilation of seismic and geodetic data leading up to the Eyjafjallajökull eruption. Erik Klemetti, WIRED, 19 Nov. 2010 See More Word History
Etymology
geodesy; after such pairs as heresy : heretic
First Known Use
circa 1828, in the meaning defined above