geoid

ge oid |ˈjē -oid ˈʤiɔɪd | ▶noun (the geoid ) the hypothetical shape of the earth, coinciding with mean sea level and its imagined extension under (or over ) land areas. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek geoeidēs, from gē ‘earth ’ + -oeidēs (see -oid ).

geoid

geoid |ˈdʒiːɔɪd | ▶noun (the geoid ) a hypothetical solid figure whose surface corresponds to mean sea level and its imagined extension under (or over ) land areas. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek geoeidēs, from gē ‘earth ’ + -oeidēs (see -oid ).

Geoid

Geo id Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Geo i d |das Geoid; Genitiv: des Geoid [e ]s griechisch-neulateinisch der von der tatsächlichen Erdgestalt abweichende theoretische Körper, dessen Oberfläche die Feldlinien der Schwerkraft überall im rechten Winkel schneidet

geoide

geoide nombre masculino Forma teórica de la Tierra determinada por la geodesia en la cual se toma como superficie teórica el nivel medio de los mares .