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geodesic
  1. (mathematics) the shortest line between two points on a specific surface
  2. (mathematics) a segment of a great circle
  3. (mathematics) a course allowing the parallel-transport of vectors along a course that keeps tangent vectors remain tangent vectors throughout that course (a straight curve, a line that is straight)
geodesy
  1. (sciences, geography) The discipline which deals with the measurement and representation of Earth, its gravitational field and geodynamic phenomena (polar motion, Earth tides, and crustal motion) in three-dimensional, time-varying space
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  3. Examples:
    1. “He worked on geodesy but became interested in conformal map projections where he invented a quincuncial map projection using elliptic functions.”
      “In the field of geodesy, however, Eratosthenes will always be remembered for his measurements of the Earth.”
      “These are commonly considered to include plutology, with geodesy, geothermometry, seismology, and tectonophysics as subdivisions.”
geodetics
  1. The scientific discipline that deals with the measurement and representation of the earth, its gravitational field and geodynamic phenomena (polar motion, earth tides, and tectonic motion) in three-dimensional, time-varying space.
  2. Examples:
    1. “To get this purpose, geophysical and geodetics concepts are used.”
geode
  1. (geology) A nodule of stone having a cavity lined with mineral or crystal matter on the inside wall.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Joy likens the house to a geode, the coarseness of the rough steel exterior contrasting with the refinement of the interior.”
      “It is a geode having a small U-shaped cavity crammed with tiny quartz crystals.”
      “John was introduced to the mineral community in the late 1960s when his daughter Grace presented him with an amethyst geode.”
geodesist
  1. A person who works with or studies geodetics.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “In 1792 Fidler has taken Turner's place as the regular geodesist of Company Gudsonova of a gulf.”
      “In addition to the geodesist and the architect, the group comprised experts of various professional profiles.”
      “This capable geodesist who has worked till 1821 has covered with shootings the huge area between lake Athabasca and Gudsonovym a gulf.”
geodesists
geodesics
  1. plural of geodesic
  2. Examples:
    1. “Using this approximation in Maxwell's equations we see that light travels along null geodesics.”
      “Since geodesics aren't always straight, light doesn't always travel in straight lines.”
      “It possesses shortest lines, now called geodesics, which resemble ordinary straight lines.”
geodesies
  1. plural of geodesy
geodes
  1. plural of geode
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Some visitors gather around the sparkling amethyst geodes or the shining pyrite crystals.”
      “Colorless quartz crystals lining geodes have also been found at approximately 300 feet below the trail at the South Overlook locality.”
      “It's centered around this hill with all these geodes, and a stone archway at the top.”
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