GEODESIC as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • (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)
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) geodesic is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower

GEODESIC as ADJECTIVE

  1. Meaning
    • of or relating to or determined by geodesy
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  2. Meaning
    • of or resembling a geodesic dome
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