noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/dʒiːˈɒdɪsi/
Canada, US:/d͡ʒiˈɑdəsi/
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CMU ARPABET:JH IY0 AA1 D AH0 S IY0
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noun
Meaning 1
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: geography, natural-sciences, sciences
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noun
Meaning 2
the branch of geology that studies the shape of the earth and the determination of the exact position of geographical points
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: geophysics, geophysical science
History
Etymology
From French géodésie, from Medieval Latin geōdaesia, from Ancient Greek γεωδαισία (geōdaisía), from γῆ (gê, “earth”) + δαίω (daíō, “to divide”). By surface analysis, geode + -esy.
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