geodesic line

noun

the shortest line lying on a given surface and connecting two given points.

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Origin of geodesic line

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby geodesic line

geod., geode, geodemographics, geodesic, geodesic dome, geodesic line, geodesy, geodetic, geodetic latitude, geodetic longitude, geodetic survey
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