GEODESY
\d͡ʒˌiːə͡ʊdˈɛsi], \dʒˌiːəʊdˈɛsi], \dʒ_ˌiː__əʊ_d_ˈɛ_s_i]\
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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.
By Oddity Software
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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.
By Noah Webster.
By Daniel Lyons
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n. [Greek] Mathematical survey and measurement of the earth's surface;—that branch of practical geometry which determines the figure of the earth, the areas and boundaries of large portions of its surface, its elevations or heights, and the intensity of gravity in different regions, by actual measurement.