geoid
an imaginary surface that coincides with mean sea level in the ocean and its extension through the continents.
the geometric figure formed by this surface, an ellipsoid flattened at the poles.
Origin of geoid
1Other words from geoid
- ge·oi·dal, adjective
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How to use geoid in a sentence
It's geoid teah is this; aw've monny a time ta'en a gooid swig aght o' that teah-pot before to-day.
Yorksher Puddin' | John HartleyThe west-European and the Russo-Scandinavian meridians indicate another anomaly of the geoid.
The reduction of triangulation base lines from the geoid to the reference ellipsoid.
The geoid is defined as the average level of the sea, which is thought of as extended through the continents.
In physical geodesy, gravimetric data are used for the determination of the geoid and components of deflections of the vertical.
British Dictionary definitions for geoid
/ (ˈdʒiːɔɪd) /
a hypothetical surface that corresponds to mean sea level and extends at the same level under the continents
the shape of the earth
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Scientific definitions for geoid
[ jē′oid′ ]
The hypothetical surface of the Earth that coincides everywhere with mean sea level and is perpendicular, at every point, to the direction of gravity. The geoid is used as a reference surface for astronomical measurements and for the accurate measurement of elevations on the Earth's surface.
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