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geodesic
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Geodesic \Ge`o*des"ic\ (j[=e]`[-o]*d[e^]s"[i^]k), Geodesical
\Ge`o*des"ic*al\ (-[i^]*kal), a. [Cf. F. g['e]od['e]sique.]
1. (Math.) Of or pertaining to geodesy; geodetic.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Architecture) Made of lightweight structural supporting
elements connected in a manner to provide great rigidity;
-- of structures; as, The geodesic dome was invented by R.
Buckminster Fuller.
[PJC]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Geodesic \Ge`o*des"ic\, n. A geodetic line or curve. [1913 Webster]
