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dymaxion
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adjective
noting or pertaining to R. Buckminster Fuller's concept of the use of technology and resources to maximum advantage, with minimal expenditure of energy and material.
Origin:
1925–30
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
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