geodetic

adjective

geo·​det·​ic ˌjē-ə-ˈde-tik 

variants or less commonly geodetical

ˌjē-ə-ˈde-ti-kəl 

: of, relating to, or determined by geodesy

Examples of geodetic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The feat required a small armada of instruments—acoustic transponders, pressure gauges, hydrophones (underwater seismic microphones) and geodetic beacons—deployed across a tectonically active stretch of a mid-ocean ridge. — Sam MacDonald, Scientific American, 8 July 2026

These instruments are still being used today in space geodetic studies and to determine attributes of the moon. — Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2026

Today, the multitude of signals are often too strong for geodetic observatories to see through them to the very weak signals emitted by black holes. — Lucia McCallum, Space.com, 26 July 2025

Long before the advent of advanced geodetic buoy systems, altimeters and satellites, our ancestors took a credible stab at defining a global mean sea level. — Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025

If similar slickenlines are discovered for older faults, that won’t immediately translate to better risk assessments, cautions Laura Wallace, a geodetic scientist also at GNS Science. — Paul Voosen, Science | AAAS, 23 Sep. 2020

However, studies of the land's surface around Rome by InSAR and geodetic surveys over the last ~50 years have shown 50 centimeters (~20 inches) of uplift in the parts of the Colli Albani that have seen previous eruptions. — Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 13 July 2016

Word History

Etymology

geodesy; after such pairs as heresy : heretic

First Known Use

circa 1828, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing geodetic

• geodetic survey

Rhymes for geodetic

• acetic
• aesthetic
• ascetic
• athletic
• cosmetic
• diegetic
• eidetic
• emetic
• esthetic
• frenetic
• genetic
• helvetic