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geodesy
  • Derivatives : n  geodesist
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

geodesy [ʤɪ'ɑdəsɪ] [ʤɪ(ː)'ɔdɪsɪ]
  1. 1. noun 大地)测量学

Collins English-English Dictionary

geodesy [ʤɪ'ɒdɪsɪ] ["ʤiːəυ'dεtɪks]
  1. 1. n the branch of science concerned with determining the exact position of geographical points and the shape and size of the earth
  2. 2. n [Etymology] C16: from French géodésie, from Greek geodaisia, from geo- + daiein to divide

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