geodesy

名词 n.
/dʒiːˈɒdɪsi/    /d͡ʒiˈɑdəsi/

英文释义

名词 n.
  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. uncountable,usually

词形变化

geodesies plural geodæsy alternative

词源

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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