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Geoidal
UK
/dʒiːˈɔɪ.dəl/
US
/dʒiˈɔɪ.dəl/
Translation of "geoidal" into Russian
geoidal
Adjective
UK
/dʒiːˈɔɪ.dəl/
US
/dʒiˈɔɪ.dəl/
geoidal
more geoidal Comp.
most geoidal Super.
The geoidal shape of the Earth affects satellite orbits.
Геоидальная форма Земли влияет на орбиты спутников.
Definitions
geoidal
Adjective
UK
/dʒiːˈɔɪ.dəl/
US
/dʒiˈɔɪ.dəl/
Of or relating to the geoid, the hypothetical sea-level surface of the Earth that is everywhere perpendicular to the direction of gravity.
Precise altitude readings require a geoidal model rather than a simple ellipsoid.
Having the shape or characteristics of a geoid; geoid-like.
Scientists constructed a geoidal surface to visualize variations in Earth's gravitational field.