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geodesic

Syllabification: (ge·o·des·ic)
Definition of geodesic

adjective

  • 1of, relating to, or denoting the shortest possible line between two points on a sphere or other curved surface.

noun

  • a geodesic line or structure.

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Definition of geodesic in the British & World English dictionary
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