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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Geodetic \Ge`o*det"ic\, Geodetical \Ge`o*det"ic*al\, a.
Of or pertaining to geodesy; obtained or determined by the
operations of geodesy; engaged in geodesy; geodesic; as,
geodetic surveying; geodetic observers.
[1913 Webster]
Geodetic line or Geodetic curve, 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.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Geodetic \Ge`o*det"ic\, Geodetical \Ge`o*det"ic*al\, a.
Of or pertaining to geodesy; obtained or determined by the
operations of geodesy; engaged in geodesy; geodesic; as,
geodetic surveying; geodetic observers.
Geodetic line or curve, 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.