geodesic
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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) (noun.shape)
| hypernym | : | line, |
| definition | : | a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point (noun.shape) |
| domain category | : | math, mathematics, maths, |
| definition | : | a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement (noun.cognition) |
2. of or relating to or determined by geodesy (adj.pert)
| pertainym | : | geodesy, |
| definition | : | the branch of geology that studies the shape of the earth and the determination of the exact position of geographical points (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | geodesy, |
| definition | : | the branch of geology that studies the shape of the earth and the determination of the exact position of geographical points (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | geodesic, geodesic line, |
| definition | : | (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) (noun.shape) |
3. (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) (noun.shape)
4. of or relating to or determined by geodesy (adj.pert)
| pertainym | : | geodesy, |
| definition | : | the branch of geology that studies the shape of the earth and the determination of the exact position of geographical points (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | geodesy, |
| definition | : | the branch of geology that studies the shape of the earth and the determination of the exact position of geographical points (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | geodesic, geodesic line, |
| definition | : | (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) (noun.shape) |
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