. A bureau of the United States government charged with the topographic and hydrographic survey of the coast and the execution of belts of primary triangulation and lines of precise leveling in the interior. It now belongs to the Department of Commerce and Labor. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
‖n. [ It., dim. of coda tail. ] (Mus.) A short passage connecting two sections, but not forming part of either; a short coda. [ 1913 Webster ]
Geodetic line
Geodetic curve
adv. In a geodetic manner; according to geodesy. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Same as Geodesy. [ 1913 Webster ]
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