- the geoid
- a hypothetical solid figure whose surface corresponds to mean sea level and its imagined extension under (or over) land areas.→ geoid
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geoid — /ˈdʒiɔɪd/ (say jeeoyd) noun 1. an imaginary surface which coincides with the mean sea level over the ocean and its extension under the continents. 2. the geometrical figure formed by this surface, an ellipsoid flattened at the poles. {Greek… …
