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Definition of geodesic

(mathematics) the shortest line between two points on a mathematically defined surface (as a straight line on a plane or an arc of a great circle on a sphere)
of or relating to or determined by geodesy
of or resembling a geodesic dome

Similar Words: geodesic line, geodetic, geodesical

Pertainyms: geodesy, geodesic dome

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