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GEODESY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The branch of geology that studies the shape of the earth and the determination of the exact position of geographical points
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("geodesy" is a kind of...):
geophysical science; geophysics (geology that uses physical principles to study properties of the earth)
Derivation:
geodesic; geodesical; geodetic (of or relating to or determined by geodesy)
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