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US
/ˌdʒiəˈdɛsɪk/
]
[ UK /dʒˌiːəʊdˈɛsɪk/ ]
[ UK /dʒˌiːəʊdˈɛsɪk/ ]
ADJECTIVE
- of or relating to or determined by geodesy
NOUN
- (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)
How To Use geodesic In A Sentence
- Foster called him a ‘lone voice,’ whose work with geodesics demonstrated how building form could be both economical and ecological.
- Also, the precise mathematical form Poincaré chose had to make the Poincaré-line that joins any two points the shortest path between them called a geodesic, just as the usual line is the shortest path between points in Euclidean space. Euclid’s Window
- A formula for the line integral of the geodesic curvature along a closed curve is known as the Gauss Bonnet theorem.
- Another Londoner made much the same point by stationing a high-tech monitor, encased in a clear plastic sphere, within a white geodesic hut.
- The ultimate example of his design ideal was the brilliant and elegantly simple geodesic dome.
- Like a geodesic structure, an increase in the number of nodes should lead to increased stability and strength of the whole system.
- Another bloke and I build just about every type of shed, from a log cabin to a geodesic skeleton-framed dome.
- My friends lived in converted barns, old farmhouses, custom-built Victorians, bungalows, split-levels - even a geodesic dome.
- Based on the geodesic, a parallel equidistant path generation algorithm for composite fiber placement was implemented.
- Every now and then, one would hear people talk in mysterious tones about log cabins or geodesic domes on virgin land in Vermont or Montana, and the growing of organic vegetables.