Associations to the word «Geodesy»

Wiktionary

GEODESY, noun. (sciences) (geography) The discipline which 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

Dictionary definition

GEODESY, noun. The branch of geology that studies the shape of the earth and the determination of the exact position of geographical points.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley