1560s, "the art of land surveying," from Modern Latin geodaesia, from Greek geodaisia "division of the earth;" ultimately from ge "earth" (see Gaia) + stem of daiein "to divide," from PIE *dai-, extended form of root *da- "to divide." In modern use it refers to mathematical calculations derived from measuring large portions of the earth's surface. In this sense, in reference to structures, from 1936.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. The literal meaning of'Geodesy'is'Dividing the Earth '.
“大地測(cè)量學(xué)”的字面意義是 “ 劃分地球 ”.
來(lái)自辭典例句
2. Geodetic network optimization is a classic topic in geodesy.