geodesic line

geo·de·sic·line

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noun

1.

(mathematics) the shortest line between two points on a mathematically defined surface (as a straight line on a plane or an arc of a great circle on a sphere)

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line

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Grammar

noun
singular	geodesic line
plural	geodesic lines

Nearby words

Geococcyx californianus geode geodesic geodesical geodesic dome geodesy geodetic geoduck Geoffrey Chaucer Geoffrey of Monmouth

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