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geodetic

adjective geo·det·ic \ˌjē-ə-ˈde-tik\

Definition of GEODETIC

:  of, relating to, or determined by geodesy

Variants of GEODETIC

geo·det·ic also geo·det·i·cal \-ti-kəl\
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Origin of GEODETIC

geodesy; after such pairs as heresy : heretic
First Known Use: circa 1828

Rhymes with GEODETIC

alphabetic, anesthetic, apathetic, arithmetic, asyndetic, copacetic, diabetic, diarrhetic, diathetic, dietetic, digenetic, diphyletic, diuretic, empathetic, energetic, epithetic, homiletic, Masoretic, nomothetic, sympathetic, synergetic, synesthetic

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6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. geodetic
  2. geodetic latitude
  3. geodetic line
  4. geodetic longitude
  5. geodetic survey
  6. geodetic surveying
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