Definitions for geodesic

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geodesic ge·o·des·ic

Spelling: [jee-uh-des-ik, -dee-sik]

IPA: /ˌdʒi əˈdɛs ɪk, -ˈdi sɪk/

Geodesic is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 208 anagrams from letters in geodesic (cdeegios).

Definitions for geodesic

noun

1. geodesic line.

adjective

1. Also, geodesical. pertaining to the geometry of curved surfaces, in which geodesic lines take the place of the straight lines of plane geometry.

Origin of geodesic

From the French word géodésique, dating back to 1815-25. See geodesy, -ic

Examples for geodesic

His experiments on the pendulum and geodesic surveys rendered him famous.

The world line of a ray of light is a geodesic in the continuum.