adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to geodesy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
geodesic
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adj
Meaning 2
Of or relating to a geodesic dome.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
The shortest curve between two points on a specific surface.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
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noun
Meaning 4
A segment of a great circle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: spherical geometry
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noun
Meaning 5
A course allowing the parallel-transport of vectors along a course that causes tangent vectors to remain tangent vectors throughout that course (a straight curve, a line that is straight).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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adjective
Meaning 6
of or relating to or determined by geodesy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: geodetic, geodesical
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noun
Meaning 7
(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)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: geodesic line
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: line
History
Etymology
From French géodésique. By surface analysis, geodesy + -ic.
Across languages
Translations
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: геодезичен (geodezičen) — of or relating to geodesy
- Catalan: geodèsic — of or relating to geodesy
- Danish: geodætisk — of or relating to geodesy
- Finnish: geodeettinen — of or relating to geodesy
- German: geodätisch — of or relating to geodesy
- Icelandic: gagnvega- — of or relating to geodesy
- Spanish: geodésico — of or relating to geodesy
- Tagalog: dusukatin — of or relating to geodesy
- Danish: geodætisk — of or relating to a geodesic dome
- Finnish: geodeettinen — of or relating to a geodesic dome
- Norwegian Bokmål: geodetisk — of or relating to a geodesic dome
- Norwegian Nynorsk: geodetisk — of or relating to a geodesic dome
- Catalan: geodèsica — mathematics: the shortest line between two points on a specific surface
- Chinese Mandarin: 测地线 (cèdìxiàn) — mathematics: the shortest line between two points on a specific surface
- Czech: geodetika — mathematics: the shortest line between two points on a specific surface
- Czech: ortodroma — mathematics: the shortest line between two points on a specific surface
- Dutch: geodeet — mathematics: the shortest line between two points on a specific surface
- Finnish: geodeesi — mathematics: the shortest line between two points on a specific surface
- French: géodésique — mathematics: the shortest line between two points on a specific surface
- German: Geodäte — mathematics: the shortest line between two points on a specific surface
- Icelandic: gagnvegur — mathematics: the shortest line between two points on a specific surface
- Portuguese: geodésica — mathematics: the shortest line between two points on a specific surface
- Spanish: geodésica — mathematics: the shortest line between two points on a specific surface
- Turkish: jeodezik — mathematics: the shortest line between two points on a specific surface
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