1) Branch of applied mathematics 2) Earth-measuring science 3) Geophysical science 4) Geophysics 5) Science of earth measurement
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Geodesy (i), — also known as geodetics or geodetics engineering — a branch of applied mathematics and earth sciences, is the scientific discipline that deals with the measurement and representation of the Earth, including its gravitational field, in a three-dimensional time-varying space. Geodesists also study geodynamical phenomena such as cr...
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earth measurement on a large scale
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• (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...
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The science of the Earth's shape.
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(from the article `Clarke, Alexander Ross`) ...survey of Great Britain in 1861. Entrusted with comparing the standards of length for measuring an international arc of triangulation from Ireland ...
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scientific discipline concerned with the precise figure of the Earth and its determination and significance. Until the advent of satellites, all ... [7 related articles]
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Photo by John Galetzka, US Geological Survey The science of determining the size and shape of the Earth and the precise location of points on its surface. The first recorded measurement of the Earth's circumference that approximates to the correct value was that of Eratosthenes in the 3rd centu...
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The study of the shape, mass, size and other features of the Earth.
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<mathematics> 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...
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geodesy. The science of determining the size and shape of the earth and the precise location of points on its surface.
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Ge·od'e·sy noun [ Greek ...;
ge`a ,
gh^ , the earth + ... to divide: confer French
géodésie .]
(Math.) 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, o...
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The science that measures the surface features of the Earth.
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Geodesy or geodetics is the branch of science concerned with determining the exact position of geographical points and the shape and size of the earth.
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n] - the branch of geology that studies the shape of the earth and the determination of the exact position of geographical points
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geodesy 1. The size and shape of the earth, the measurement of terrestrial gravitational forces, and the location of fixed points on the earth's surface. 2. The branch of science that deals with the precise measurement of the size and shape of the earth, the mapping of points on its surface, and the study of its gravitational field. 3. A subdivis...
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The study of the shape of the Earth, e.g. its deviations from an exact sphere. See also: Earth.
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noun the branch of geology that studies the shape of the earth and the determination of the exact position of geographical points
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Science of measuring and mapping Earth's surface for making maps and correlating geological, gravitational, and magnetic measurements. Geodetic surveys, formerly carried out by means of various measuring techniques on the surface, are now commonly made by using radio signals and laser beams from orbiting satellites
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