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geodesy

  1. Earth
    the planet Earth, especially as a subject of measurement or study
  2. surveying
    the science, profession, or process of determining the terrestrial or geographic positions of points (geodetic survey)
  3. xué nounaffix
    branch of learning
    (bound form) a subject or branch of study; often used as a suffix for -logy, -ics, or -science