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geodetic

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˌd͡ʒiː.əˈdɛt.ɪk/
  • rhymes with -ɛtɪk
  • CMU ARPABET: JH IY2 AH0 D EH1 T IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to geodesy; geodesic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to or determined by geodesy

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: geodesic, geodesical

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: geodèsic — relating to geodesy
  • Danish: geodætisk — relating to geodesy
  • French: géodésique — relating to geodesy
  • German: geodätisch — relating to geodesy
  • Indonesian: geodetis — relating to geodesy
  • Indonesian: geodesis — relating to geodesy
  • Norwegian Bokmål: geodetisk — relating to geodesy
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: geodetisk — relating to geodesy
  • Tagalog: dusukatin — relating to geodesy
Real reading context

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