Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for GE-OD'E-SY
GE-O-DE'SIC, or GE-O-DE'SIC-ALGE-O-DET'IC, or GE-O-DET'IC-AL
GE-OD'E-SY, n. [Gr. γεωδαισια; γεα, the earth, and δαιω, to divide.]
That part of geometry which respects the doctrine of measuring surfaces, and finding the contents of all plain figures. Harris.
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