To pronounce "geodesy", say GEOD-esy — 2 syllables, IPA /dʒiːˈɒdɪsi/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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"geodesy" has 2 syllables: geod-esy. It rhymes with odyssey, if that helps it stick.
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"Geodesy" has 2 syllables: geod · esy.
The IPA transcription of "geodesy" is /dʒiːˈɒdɪsi/.
Geodesy: The discipline which deals with the measurement and representation of Earth, its gravitational field and geodynamic phenomena (polar motion, Earth tides, and crustal motion) in three-dimensional, time-varying space
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