geodesic

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ge⋅o⋅des⋅ic

[jee-uh-des-ik, -dee-sik]

–adjective

1.	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.

–noun

2.	geodesic line.

Origin:
1815–25; < F géodésique. See geodesy, -ic

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ge·o·des·ic (jē'ə-děs'ĭk, -dē'sĭk)

adj.

Of or relating to the geometry of geodesics.
Of or relating to geodesy.

n. The shortest line between two points on any mathematically defined surface.

[From geodesy.]

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Word Origin & History

geodesic

1821, from geodesy "surveying" (1570), from Gk. geodaisia "division of the earth," ult. from ge "earth, land" + daiein "divide."

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