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GEODESIC
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I. (noun)
Sense 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)
Synonyms:
geodesic; geodesic line
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Hypernyms ("geodesic" is a kind of...):
line (a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point)
Domain category:
math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)
Derivation:
geodesic (of or relating to or determined by geodesy)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or determined by geodesy
Synonyms:
geodesic; geodesical; geodetic
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
geodesy (the branch of geology that studies the shape of the earth and the determination of the exact position of geographical points)
Derivation:
geodesic ((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))
geodesy (the branch of geology that studies the shape of the earth and the determination of the exact position of geographical points)
