Geodesy

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /dÊ’iːˈɒdɪsi/
• US IPA: /dÊ’iˈɑdÉ™si/

Alternative forms

• geodæsy archaic

Origin

From French géodésie, from Medieval Latin geōdaesia, from Ancient Greek γεωδαισία, from γῆ (gē, "earth") + δαίω (daíō, "to divide").

Full definition of geodesy

Noun

1. scientific discipline that deals with the measurement and representation of earth, its gravitational field and geodynamic phenomena (polar motion, earth tides, and crustal motion) in three‐dimensional, time‐varying space.

Related terms

• geodetics
• geodetic
• geodetic surveying