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Geodesy vs Geology - What's the difference?

geodesy | geology |

As nouns the difference between geodesy and geology

is that geodesy is the scientific discipline that 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 while geology is the science that studies the structure of the earth (or other planets), together with its origin and development, especially by examination of its rocks.

geodesy

English

(wikipedia geodesy)

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Noun

(-)
  • the (l) discipline that deals with the measurement and representation of (l), its (l) field and (l) phenomena (polar motion, Earth tides, and crustal motion) in three-dimensional, time-varying space

    • Related terms

    * geodetics * geodetic * geodetic surveying

    geology

    English

    Noun

    (geologies)
  • The science that studies the structure of the earth (or other planets), together with its origin and development, especially by examination of its rocks.

    • Derived terms

    * astrogeology * geological * geologist * geologic * hydrogeology * nongeology * petrogeology * photogeology * radiogeology