geodesy – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
geodesy
n.
branch of science dealing with the measurement of land and determination of geographical points
Geodesy
geodesy
Noun
1. the branch of geology that studies the shape of the earth and the determination of the exact position of geographical points
(hypernym) geophysics, geophysical science
Geodesy
(n.)
That branch of applied mathematics which determines, by means of observations and measurements, the figures and areas of large portions of the earth's surface, or the general figure and dimenshions of the earth; or that branch of surveying in which the curvature of the earth is taken into account, as in the surveys of States, or of long lines of coast.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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geodesy
Science concerned with the measurement and mathematical description of the size and shape of the earth and its gravitational fields. Geodesy also includes the large-scale, extended surveys for determining positions and elevations of points, in which the size and shape of the earth must be taken into account.
