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English adjective: geodesic

1. geodesic of or relating to or determined by geodesy


Synonymsgeodesical, geodetic


English noun: geodesic

1. geodesic (shape) (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)


Synonymsgeodesic line


Broader (hypernym)line


Domain categorymath, mathematics, maths









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