Look up: geodesic

1. geodesic
   [adj] - of or resembling a geodesic dome 2. [n] - (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)
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2. Geodesic
   The arc on a surface of shortest length joining two given points.
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3. geodesic
   spherical enclosure for radar whose structural members are geodetics Category: News-systems and communications • a set of equations in general relativity which describe the paths followed by particles and photons in curved space-time Category: The cosmos • a curved space fram...
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4. Geodesic
   Ge`o·des'ic (jē`o*dĕs'ĭk), Ge`o*des'ic*al (-ĭ*k a l) adjective [ Confer French géodésique .] (Math.) Of or pertaining to geodesy; geodetic.
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5. Geodesic
   Ge`o·des'ic noun A geodetic line or curve.
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6. Geodesic
   • (n.) A geodetic line or curve. • (a.) Alt. of Geodesical
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7. geodesic
   (from the article `relativity`) In this way, the curvature of space-time near a star defines the shortest natural paths, or geodesics—much as the shortest path between any two ... ...straight—an ant crawling along a great circle does not turn or curve with respect to the surface. About 1830 the Estonian mathematician Ferdinand...
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8. geodesic
   geodesic 1. Relating to the geometry of curved surfaces. 2. 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).
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9. geodesic
   The shortest line between two points on a surface, such that a geodesic dome is segmented into a series of straight elements
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10. geodesic
    the shortest distance between two points on a sphere
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11. geodesic
    A geometric form basic to structures using short sections of lightweight material joined into interlocking polygons. Also a structural system developed by R. Buckminster Fuller to create domes using the above principle.
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12. Geodesic
    arcs. In ik-->) is a generalization of the notion of a "Line (mathematics)|straight line" to "curved spaces". In the presence of a metric, geodesics are defined to be (locally) the shortest path between points in the space. In the presence of an affine connection, geodesics are d...
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13. Geodesic
    (general relativity) In general relativity, a `geodesic` generalizes the notion of a "straight line" to curved spacetime. Importantly, the world line of a particle free from all external force is a particular type of geodesic. In other words, a freely moving particle always moves al...
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