Definition of Geodetic
Ge`o`det´ic
a.
1.
Of
or
pertaining
to
geodesy
;
obtained
or
determined
by
the
operations
of
geodesy
;
engaged
in
geodesy
;
geodesic
;
as
,
geodetic
surveying
;
geodetic
observers
.
Geodetic line
the
shortest
line
that
can
be
drawn
between
two
points
on
the
elipsoidal
surface
of
the
earth
;
a
curve
drawn
on
any
given
surface
so
that
the
osculating
plane
of
the
curve
at
every
point
shall
contain
the
normal
to
the
surface
;
the
minimum
line
that
can
be
drawn
on
any
surface
between
any
two
points
.
Related Words
geodesic
,
geodesical
,
geodesy
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