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geodesic

Syllables: ge·o·de·sic/ˌd͡ʒiː.əˈdɛs.ɪk/

geodesic noun: the shortest curve between two points on a specific surface.

Noun

geodesic (plural geodesics)

  1. The shortest curve between two points on a specific surface.
  2. (spherical geometry) A segment of a great circle.
  3. 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).

Adjective

geodesic (comparative more geodesic, superlative most geodesic)

  1. Of or relating to geodesy.
  2. Of or relating to a geodesic dome.

geodesic meaning in Tamil and Tagalog

geodesic in Tamil

புவிமேற்பரப்பிற்குரிய, நிலநேர்ப்பாதை

geodesic in Tagalog

of or relating to geodesy
dusukatin

Examples of geodesic in a sentence

  • An ideal triangle in the hyperbolic disk is one bounded by three geodesics that meet precisely on the circle.
  • We establish this characteristic of concavifiability for continuous functions whose domain is an arbitrary geodesic metric space.
  • The pentakis dodecahedron is topologically equivalent to the simplest of Fuller's geodesic domes.

All 10 example sentences with geodesic

Forms of geodesic

Noun
pluralgeodesics
Adjective
comparativemore geodesic
superlativemost geodesic

Origin of geodesic

From French géodésique. By surface analysis, geodesy + -ic.

Words formed from geodesic

Phrases with geodesic

Questions about geodesic

What does geodesic mean?
Geodesic means the shortest curve between two points on a specific surface.
What is geodesic in Tamil?
Geodesic in Tamil is புவிமேற்பரப்பிற்குரிய, நிலநேர்ப்பாதை. See Geodesic meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is geodesic?
Geodesic can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce geodesic?
Geodesic is pronounced /ˌd͡ʒiː.əˈdɛs.ɪk/.
What is the plural of geodesic?
The plural of geodesic is geodesics.

Words near geodesic in the dictionary

  1. geodemography
  2. geodephagous
  3. geodes
  4. geodesian
  5. geodesians
  6. geodesic
  7. geodesic dome
  8. geodesic domes
  9. geodesical
  10. geodesically
  11. geodesicity

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Adapted from Wiktionary: geodesic (page history and authors); geodesic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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