GEOID


Meaning of GEOID in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' j ē - ˌ o ̇ id

Function: noun

Etymology: German, from Greek geoeid ē s earthlike, from g ē

Date: 1881

: the surface within or around the earth that is everywhere normal to the direction of gravity and coincides with mean sea level in the oceans

– ge · oi · dal \ j ē - ' o ̇ i-d ə l \ adjective

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