geoid

== English == === Etymology === From German Geoid (“geoid”), analysable as geo- +‎ -oid. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdʒiːɔɪd/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒiˌɔɪd/ Hyphenation: ge‧oid === Noun === geoid (plural geoids) (geography, geodesy) The shape, extending through landmasses (continents, etc.), that the surface of the oceans of the Earth would take under the influence of the Earth's gravity and rotation alone, disregarding other factors such as winds and tides; that is, a surface of constant gravitational potential at zero elevation. ==== Related terms ==== geoidal ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== ellipsoid === Further reading === geoid on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Diego, diego, dogie == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɡɛoɪt] Rhymes: -ojt Hyphenation: ge‧oid === Noun === geoid m inan (geography, geodesy) geoid ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “geoid”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “geoid”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French géoïde. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /d͡ʒe.oˈid/ === Noun === geoid n (uncountable) geoid ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “geoid”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026