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geodetic

[ jee-uh-det-ik ]

adjective

  1. pertaining to geodesy.


geodetic

/ ˌdʒiːəʊˈdɛtɪk /

adjective

  1. of or relating to geodesy
  2. another word for geodesic
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌgeoˈdetically, adverb
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Other Words From

  • geo·deti·cal·ly adverb
  • unge·o·detic adjective
  • unge·o·deti·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of geodetic1

1665–75; irregular from geodesy; -ic
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Example Sentences

She’s a geodetic scientist who splits her time between two scientific institutions.

He was fifty-six years in the Coast and Geodetic Survey, retiring as its disbursing officer.

They serve also as bases for geodetic and topographical operations carried on around them.

There are also various geological and geodetic problems to whose solution magnetic surveys may afford valuable guidance.

In some instances regional magnetic disturbances have been found to be associated with geodetic anomalies.

The additional cost of the geodetic system would hardly reach two cents an acre.

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