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geodesic
[ jee-uh-des-ik, -dee-sik ]
adjective
- Also geodesical. pertaining to the geometry of curved surfaces, in which geodesic lines take the place of the straight lines of plane geometry.
noun
geodesic
/ -ˈdiː-; ˌdʒiːəʊˈdɛsɪk /
adjective
- Alsogeodeticgeodesical relating to or involving the geometry of curved surfaces
noun
- Also calledgeodesic line the shortest line between two points on a curved or plane surface
geodesic
/ ŧ′ə-ĕ′ĭ,-ŧ′ĭ /
Noun
- A curve that locally minimizes the distance between two points on any mathematically defined space, such as a curved manifold. Equivalently, it is a path of minimal curvature. In noncurved three-dimensional space, the geodesic is a straight line. In General Relativity , the trajectory of a body with negligible mass on which only gravitational forces are acting (i.e. a free falling body) is a geodesic in (curved) 4-dimensional space-time.
Adjective
- Of or relating to the branch of geometry that deals with geodesics.
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Example Sentences
Built in 2021, the abolitionist pods are autonomously irrigated, solar-powered geodesic domes that serve as hubs for community empowerment and healing.
Her boyfriend of two years recently proposed to her in a rented geodesic dome in the mountains near their home.
I’m also old enough to remember the craze over geodesic dome houses and A-frames, among other housing fads.
Let them scramble over a “sort of geodesic dome,” he suggested, formed of twiggy branches “bent down into a half-bubble,” inspired by Clematis he saw grown that way in England.
The New Year’s Eve Ball is a geodesic sphere, 12 feet in diameter, and weighs 11,875 pounds.
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