单词 | geodesy |
释义 | geodesy —geodesist, n. /jee od"euh see/, n. the branch of applied mathematics that deals with the measurement of the shape and area of large tracts of country, the exact position of geographical points, and the curvature, shape, and dimensions of the earth. Also, geodetics /jee'euh det"iks/. [1560-70; < F géodésie < Gk geodaisía, equiv. to geo- GEO- + daí(ein) to divide + -sia, var. of -ia -IA (generalized from stems ending in t)] |
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