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Noun: geodesy  jee'ó-du-see
  1. The branch of geology that studies the shape of the earth and the determination of the exact position of geographical points

Derived forms: geodesies

See also: geodetic

Type of: geophysical science, geophysics

Encyclopedia: Geodesy

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