English Dictionary
◊ GEODESIC
geodesic
adj 1: of or resembling a geodesic dome
2: of or relating to or determined by geodesy [syn: {geodetic},
{geodesical}]
n : (mathematics) the shortest line between two points on a
mathematically defined surface (as a straight line on a
plane or a an arc of a great circle on a sphere) [syn: {geodesic
line}]