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geoid

irregular surface approximating the mean sea level
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geoid

Summary

geoid is an equipotential surface[1]. geoid draws 974 Wikipedia views per month (equipotential_surface category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • geoid's instance of is recorded as equipotential surface[3].
  • geoid is a type of shape[4].
  • geoid's Commons category is recorded as Geoid[5].
  • geoid's said to be the same as is recorded as figure of the Earth[6].
  • geoid's facet of is recorded as orthometric height[7].
  • geoid's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[8].
  • geoid's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[9].
  • geoid's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[10].
  • geoid's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3[11].
  • geoid's studied by is recorded as solid geometry[12].
  • geoid's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[13].

Body

Definition and Type

geoid's instance of is recorded as equipotential surface[3]. geoid is a type of shape[4].

Why It Matters

geoid draws 974 Wikipedia views per month (equipotential_surface category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] geoid has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] geoid is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). geoid. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/geoid
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_geoid_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{geoid}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/geoid}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Facet of → orthometric height
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → shape
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 23917, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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