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词汇 geodesy
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Definition of geodesy in English:

geodesy

noun dʒɪˈɒdɪsidʒiˈɑdəsi
mass noun
  • The branch of mathematics dealing with the shape and area of the earth or large portions of it.

    大地测量学

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He set up a new curriculum for applied mathematics at the university which spread over six semesters and included applications of mathematics to astronomy, geodesy and technology.
    • Even the most imaginative pioneers did not foresee the real impact of GPS on many fields of professional life, in particular my field, geodesy and surveying.
    • He proposed the method of triangulation and this work is the foundation of geodesy.
    • While Laplace and Gauss contributed to the physical sciences such as astronomy and geodesy, Fisher used his mathematical gifts to till the fertile ground of biology.
    • In the field of geodesy, however, Eratosthenes will always be remembered for his measurements of the Earth.

Derivatives

  • geodesist

  • noun
    • Until now, GPS has been primarily the preserve of those who know what they're doing - the surveyors, navigators, geodesists, and cartographers.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Engineers and geodesists today would use the Global Positioning System or laser range-finding theodolites to do this sort of work.
      • The earthquake at Koyna, with a magnitude of 6.9 on the Richter scale, contradicted this belief and evoked interest on the part of geologists, geodesists, dam experts, and engineers.
      • As in the past, the geodesists, the surveyors, and all who want to have the most-robust and precise Global Navigation Satellite System will again be denied.
      • Triangulation, first proposed by the sixteenth-century Dutch geodesist Gemma Frisius, was until the development of satellite geodesy the main method by which regional geodetic networks were measured.

Origin

Late 16th century: from modern Latin geodaesia, from Greek geōdaisia, from 'earth' + daiein 'divide'.

Definition of geodesy in US English:

geodesy

nounjēˈädəsēdʒiˈɑdəsi
  • The branch of mathematics dealing with the shape and area of the earth or large portions of it.

    大地测量学

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He set up a new curriculum for applied mathematics at the university which spread over six semesters and included applications of mathematics to astronomy, geodesy and technology.
    • While Laplace and Gauss contributed to the physical sciences such as astronomy and geodesy, Fisher used his mathematical gifts to till the fertile ground of biology.
    • Even the most imaginative pioneers did not foresee the real impact of GPS on many fields of professional life, in particular my field, geodesy and surveying.
    • He proposed the method of triangulation and this work is the foundation of geodesy.
    • In the field of geodesy, however, Eratosthenes will always be remembered for his measurements of the Earth.

Origin

Late 16th century: from modern Latin geodaesia, from Greek geōdaisia, from gē ‘earth’ + daiein ‘divide’.

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