GEODESIES

Noun

geodesies

plural of geodesy

Source: Wiktionary


GEODESY

Ge*od"e*sy, n. Etym: [Gr. géodésie.] (Math.)

Definition: That branch of applied mathematics which determines, by means of observations and measurements, the figures and areas of large portions of the earth's surface, or the general figure and dimenshions of the earth; or that branch of surveying in which the curvature of the earth is taken into account, as in the surveys of States, or of long lines of coast.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

7 June 2025

PARSEC

(noun) a unit of astronomical length based on the distance from Earth at which stellar parallax is 1 second of arc; equivalent to 3.262 light years


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States

coffee icon