Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

geolocation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables
ge-olo-ca-tion
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The identification of geographic location, as of an electronic device or an animal being tracked.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The latitude and longitude coordinates of a particular location. Term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC 19762-5:2008 (this standard has since been revised by ISO/IEC 19762:2016).

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Pre-Greek der. Proto-Hellenic *gayader. Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip. Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-)der. English geo- English location English geolocation From geo- + location.

Usage

Inflected Forms

geolocations (plural)

Derived Forms

geolocational

Phrases

geo-blocking

Frequently Paired Words

geolocalise geolocalize geolocate geo-blocking geoblocking

Synonyms

geolocalisation geolocalization geopositioning

Questions

What does geolocation mean?
The identification of geographic location, as of an electronic device or an animal being tracked.
Where does geolocation come from?
Etymology tree Pre-Greek der. Proto-Hellenic *gayader. Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip. Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-)der. English geo- English location English geolocation From geo- + location.

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