- geodesic (geodetic)
- геодезический
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geodesic (geodetic)
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geodesic — [jē΄ə des′ik, jē΄ōdē′sik] adj. 1. GEODETIC (sense 1) 2. a) designating the shortest surface line between two points on a surface, esp. a curved surface b) of or pertaining to the geometry of such lines ☆ 3. Archit. having a structurally strong… … English World dictionary
Geodetic — Ge o*det ic, Geodetical Ge o*det ic*al, a. Of or pertaining to geodesy; obtained or determined by the operations of geodesy; engaged in geodesy; geodesic; as, geodetic surveying; geodetic observers. [1913 Webster] {Geodetic line} or {Geodetic… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Geodetic curve — Geodetic Ge o*det ic, Geodetical Ge o*det ic*al, a. Of or pertaining to geodesy; obtained or determined by the operations of geodesy; engaged in geodesy; geodesic; as, geodetic surveying; geodetic observers. [1913 Webster] {Geodetic line} or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Geodetic line — Geodetic Ge o*det ic, Geodetical Ge o*det ic*al, a. Of or pertaining to geodesy; obtained or determined by the operations of geodesy; engaged in geodesy; geodesic; as, geodetic surveying; geodetic observers. [1913 Webster] {Geodetic line} or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
geodesic — 1821, from GEODESY (Cf. geodesy) surveying + IC (Cf. ic). Alternative adjective form geodetic is from 1834; geodetical is from c.1600. Geodesic dome attested from 1953 … Etymology dictionary
Geodesic — Ge o*des ic, n. A geodetic line or curve. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
geodetic — [jē΄ə det′ik] adj. 1. of or determined by geodesy 2. GEODESIC (sense 2): Also geodetical geodetically adv … English World dictionary
Geodesic airframe — A geodesic airframe (alternatively, geodetic) is a type of construction for the airframes of aircraft. It makes use of a space frame formed from a spirally crossing basket weave of load bearing membersButtler, p.93] . The principle is that two… … Wikipedia
geodetic line — noun : a geodesic line on the earth * * * geodesic line or geodetic line noun The shortest line on a surface between two points on it • • • Main Entry: ↑geodesy * * * geodetic line, = geodesic line. (Cf. ↑geodesic line) … Useful english dictionary
Geodesic (general relativity) — This article is about the use of geodesics in general relativity. For the general concept in geometry, see geodesic. General relativity Introduction Mathematical formulation Resources … Wikipedia
