Definition of "geodesic" []

• Of or relating to the geometry of geodesics. (adjective)
• Of or relating to geodesy. (adjective)
• The shortest line between two points on any mathematically defined surface. (noun)

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• "Ventura Puente and Camelinas (the southern periferico) sit the Convention Center, Planetarium, Teatro Morelos, and the Orquidario --- twin geodesic domes house an outstanding orchid collection."
• "Also, the precise mathematical form Poincaré chose had to make the Poincaré-line that joins any two points the shortest path between them called a geodesic, just as the usual line is the shortest path between points in Euclidean space."
• "Great circle path truest shortest, aka geodesic bulges towards southeast."