geodesic

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - 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)
• Syn:
geodesic line
• Topics:
mathematics, math, maths
• Hypernyms:
line

II - adjective

of or relating to or determined by geodesy
• Syn:
geodetic, geodesical
• Pertains to noun:
geodesy (for: geodesical), geodesy, geodesy (for: geodetic)
• Derivationally related forms:
geodesy (for: geodesical), geodesy, geodesy (for: geodetic)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  geodetic, geodesical, geodesic line