Cryptic crossword clue
God eyes revolutionary earth measurement 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word GEODESY

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What does GEODESY mean?

GEODESY noun
  1. The discipline which deals with the measurement and representation of Earth, its gravitational field and geodynamic phenomena (polar motion, Earth tides, and crustal motion) in three-dimensional, time-varying space

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