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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. 学 學 xué nounaffix
    branch of learning
    (bound form) a subject or branch of study; often used as a suffix for -logy, -ics, or -science