Meanings
verbgeocode (third-person singular simple present geocodes, present participle geocoding, simple past and past participle geocoded)
present singular third person geocodes · participle present geocoding · participle past geocoded · past geocoded
- To find the latitude and longitude coordinates of an address.
I geocode my customers' addresses to provide them with more relevant promotional material.
Antonyms: reverse geocode
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo find the latitude and longitude coordinates of an address.
Opposite
reverse geocode
Origin
- Proto-Hellenic*gaya
- Ancient Greekγαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip.
- Ancient Greekγῆ (gê)
- Ancient Greekγεω- (geō-)
- Englishgeo-
- Latincaudex
- Latincōdex
- Old Frenchcode
- Middle Englishcode
- Englishcode
- Englishgeocode
Translations
Finnish geokoodata
- geokoodataadd geographical code
French géocoder
- géocoderadd geographical code
Vietnamese mã hóa địa lý, mã hoá địa lý
- mã hóa địa lýadd geographical code
- mã hoá địa lýadd geographical code
- mã hoá địa líadd geographical code
Cite this entry
APA
geocode. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geocode
MLA
“geocode.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geocode. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “geocode,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geocode.
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