English-Thai Dictionary
geodesy
N การศึกษา เกี่ยวกับ ขนาด รูปร่าง และ พื้นผิว โลก kan-suek-sa-kiao-kab-ka-nad-rub-rang-lae-puen-pil-lok
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
GEODESY
n.[Gr. the earth, and to divide. ] That part of geometry which respects the doctrine of measuring surfaces, and finding the contents of all plain figures.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
GEODESY
Ge *od "e *sy, n. Etym: [Gr. géodésie. ] (Math. )
Defn: 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
geodesy
ge od e sy |jēˈädəsē ʤiˈɑdəsi | ▶noun the branch of mathematics dealing with the shape and area of the earth or large portions of it. DERIVATIVES ge od e sist |-sist |noun ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from modern Latin geodaesia, from Greek geōdaisia, from gē ‘earth ’ + daiein ‘to divide. ’
Oxford Dictionary
geodesy
geodesy |dʒɪˈɒdɪsi | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the branch of mathematics dealing with the shape and area of the earth or large portions of it. DERIVATIVES geodesist noun ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from modern Latin geodaesia, from Greek geōdaisia, from gē ‘earth ’ + daiein ‘divide ’.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
geodesy
ge od e sy /dʒiɑ́dəsi |-ɔ́d -/名詞 U 測地学 .
The Wordsmith Dictionary