Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

geomatics

/ˌdʒiːə(ʊ)ˈmætɪks/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English

Syllables: ge-o-mat-ics
IPA: /ˌdʒiːə(ʊ)ˈmætɪks/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The discipline of gathering, storing, processing, and delivering geospatial information.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from French géomatique, a blend of géodésie (“geodesy”) and geoinformatique (“geoinformatics”); see informatics § Etymology for more.

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

geographic information science

Frequently Paired Words

geomatic geomaticist informatics geographic information science geoinformatics

Rhymes With

mathematics informatics acrobatics systematics aquatics kinematics telematics statics pragmatics numismatics aerobatics cinematics

Questions

How do you pronounce geomatics?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdʒiːə(ʊ)ˈmætɪks/.
What does geomatics mean?: The discipline of gathering, storing, processing, and delivering geospatial information.
Where does geomatics come from?: Borrowed from French géomatique, a blend of géodésie (“geodesy”) and geoinformatique (“geoinformatics”); see informatics § Etymology for more.

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