geodesic
noun
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Sense 1 noun
(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)
Types & categories
- line hypernym
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- geodesic derivation
- mathematics domain topic
Sense 2 adjective
of or relating to or determined by geodesy
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
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| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | geodesic |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | mathematics |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | line |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | geodesy |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | geodesic |
| 2 | pertains to | Related & opposite | geodesy |