Definition of geodesic

Overview of noun geodesic

The noun geodesic has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. geodesic, geodesic line

((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))

Overview of adj geodesic

The adj geodesic has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. geodetic, geodesic, geodesical

(of or relating to or determined by geodesy)