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geodesics

geodesics is the plural of geodesic.

Meaning of geodesic

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).

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Questions about geodesics

What is geodesics the plural of?
Geodesics is the plural of geodesic.

Words near geodesics in the dictionary

  1. geodesic dome
  2. geodesic domes
  3. geodesical
  4. geodesically
  5. geodesicity
  6. geodesics
  7. geodesies
  8. geodesist
  9. geodesists
  10. geodesy
  11. geodetector

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