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单词 geoid
释义

geoid

noun

ge·​oid ˈjē-ˌȯid How to pronounce geoid (audio)
: the surface within or around the earth that is everywhere normal to the direction of gravity and coincides with mean sea level in the oceans
geoidal
jē-ˈȯi-dᵊl How to pronounce geoid (audio)
adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web When the geoid is above the ellipsoid, the difference is subtracted. Freddie Wilkinson, National Geographic, 28 Sep. 2020 The vertical distance from a location on the Earth’s surface to mean sea level, as represented by the geoid. Freddie Wilkinson, National Geographic, 28 Sep. 2020 The newest update, however, will use a new mean sea level reference point known as a geoid. Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 2 Mar. 2018

Word History

Etymology

German, from Greek geoeidēs earthlike, from

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

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