transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈjē-ˌȯid ]
noun
Etymology: German, from Greek geoeidēs earthlike, from gē
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 jē-ˈȯi-d ə l adjective