Webster's 1828 Dictionary
GEODETIC, GEODETICAL
a.Pertaining to the art of measuring surfaces.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
GEODETIC; GEODETICAL
GEODETIC; GEODETICAL Ge `o *det "ic, Ge `o *det "ic *al, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to gebdesy; obtained or determined by the operations of geodesy; engaged in geodesy; geodesic; as, geodetic surveying; geodetic observers. Geodetic line or curve, the shortest line that can be drawn between two points on the elipsoidal surface of the earth; a curve drawn on any given surface so that the osculating plane of the curve at every point shall contain the normal to the surface; the minimum line that can be drawn on any surface between any two points.
GEODETICALLY
GEODETICALLY Ge `o *det "ic *al *ly, adv.
Defn: In a geodetic manner; according to geodesy.
GEODETICS
GEODETICS Ge `o *det "ics, n.
Defn: Same as Geodesy.
New American Oxford Dictionary
geodetic
ge o det ic |ˌjēəˈdetik ˌʤiəˈdɛdɪk | ▶adjective of or relating to geodesy, esp. as applied to land surveying. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from Greek geōdaitēs ‘land surveyor, ’ from geōdaisia (see geodesy ).
geodetic survey
ge o det ic sur vey ▶noun a land survey with corrections made to account for the curvature of the earth's surface.
Oxford Dictionary
geodetic
geodetic |ˌdʒiːə (ʊ )ˈdɛtɪk | ▶adjective relating to geodesy, especially as applied to land surveying. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from Greek geōdaitēs ‘land surveyor ’, from geōdaisia (see geodesy ).
geodetic survey
ge o det ic sur vey ▶noun a land survey with corrections made to account for the curvature of the earth's surface.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
geodetic
ge o det ic -i cal /dʒìːədétɪk //-k (ə )l /形容詞 ＝geodesic .
The Wordsmith Dictionary