# Definition of Geodesic. Meaning of Geodesic. Synonyms of Geodesic

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## Definition of Geodesic

Geodesic
Geodesic Ge`o*des"ic, n. A geodetic line or curve.

## Meaning of Geodesic from wikipedia

- In geometry, a geodesic (/ˌdʒiːəˈdɛsɪk, ˌdʒiːoʊ-, -ˈdiː-, -zɪk/) is commonly a curve representing in some sense the shortest path (arc) between two points...
- A geodesic dome is a hemispherical thin-s**** structure (lattice-s****) based on a geodesic polyhedron. The triangular elements of the dome are structurally...
- A geodesic polyhedron is a convex polyhedron made from triangles. They usually have icosahedral symmetry, such that they have 6 triangles at a vertex,...
- The study of geodesics on an ellipsoid arose in connection with geodesy specifically with the solution of triangulation networks. The figure of the Earth...
- In general relativity, a geodesic generalizes the notion of a "straight line" to curved spacetime. Importantly, the world line of a particle free from...
- A geodesic is a curve representing in some sense the shortest path between two points on a surface. Geodesic may also refer to: Geodesic (general relativity)...
- known geodesic dome; carbon molecules known as fullerenes were later named by scientists for their structural and mathematical resemblance to geodesic spheres...
- geometry, the geodesic curvature k g {\displaystyle k_{g}} of a curve γ {\displaystyle \gamma } measures how far the curve is from being a geodesic. For example...
- A geodesic grid is a spatial grid based on a geodesic polyhedron or Goldberg polyhedron. A geodesic grid is a global Earth reference that uses triangular...
- A geodesic circle is either "the locus on a surface at a constant geodesic distance from a fixed point" or a curve of constant geodesic curvature. In...