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Also, ge·o·des·i·cal. pertaining to the geometry of curved surfaces, in which geodesic lines take the place of the straight lines of plane geometry.
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geodesic
1821, from geodesy "surveying" (1570), from Gk. geodaisia "division of the earth," ult. from ge "earth, land" + daiein "divide."
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geodesic  (jē'ə-děs'ĭk, -dē'sĭk) Pronunciation Key
Noun A curve that locally minimizes the distance between two points on any mathematically defined space, such as a curved manifold. Equivalently, it is a path of minimal curvature. In noncurved three-dimensional space, the geodesic is a straight line. In General Relativity, the trajectory of a body with negligible mass on which only gravitational forces are acting (i.e. a free falling body) is a geodesic in (curved) 4-dimensional space-time. Adjective Of or relating to the branch of geometry that deals with geodesics. |
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