Geodesic

/ˌd͡ʒiː.əˈdɛs.ɪk/

Synonyms for "geodesic" (20 found)

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Closest matches (4)

Strong matches (6)

Noun(3 words)
Adjective(2 words)

Related words (10)

Noun(7 words)
great circlegreat circle arcorthodromepathshortest pathshortest routeshortest-path
Adjective(2 words)
great circlesgreat-circle navigation

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

11 entries
arccurveearth sciencefigurative languagegeodesygeometric conceptgeometric objectlinemathematical conceptmetaphorpath

More specific

9 entries
direct routeellipsoidal geodesicgeodetic datumgeodetic surveygreat circlelocally shortest pathmeridianminimizing geodesicoptimal path

Collocations

9 entries
ellipsoidal geodesicgeodesic arcgeodesic curvaturegeodesic distancegeodesic domegeodesic equationgeodesic linegeodesic pathgreat circle arc

Inflections

3 entries
geodesicsmore geodesicmost geodesic

Derivations

3 entries

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

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Buckminster Fuller is famous for the geodesic dome.

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In what zoo officials claim is the world's largest glazed geodesic dome, thousands of visitors wind their way through the world's largest indoor desert.

Source: tatoeba (11091558)

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