GEOID


Meaning of GEOID in English

[ 'dʒi:ɔɪd ]

■ noun ( the ~ ) a hypothetical solid figure whose surface corresponds to mean sea level and its imagined extension under (or over) land areas.

Origin

C19: from Gk geoeidēs , from gē 'earth' + -oeidēs (see -oid ).

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