geodetics

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/ˌd͡ʒiːəʊˈdɛtɪks/

noun

The scientific discipline that deals with the measurement and representation of the earth, its gravitational field and geodynamic phenomena (polar motion, earth tides, and tectonic motion) in three-dimensional, time-varying space.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

noungeodetics (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe scientific discipline that deals with the measurement and representation of the earth, its gravitational field and geodynamic phenomena (polar motion, earth tides, and tectonic motion) in three-dimensional, time-varying space.

Translations

Dutch geodesie
  • geodesiescience
Finnish maanmittausoppi, geodesia
  • maanmittausoppiscience
  • geodesiascience
French géodésie
  • géodésiescience
Italian geodesia
  • geodesiascience
Russian геоде́зия
  • геоде́зия (geodɛ́zija)science
Spanish geodesia
  • geodesiascience
Cite this entry
APA

geodetics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geodetics

MLA

“geodetics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geodetics. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “geodetics,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geodetics.

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