| NOUN | shape | geodesic line, geodesic | (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) |
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| Meaning | (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). | |
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| Synonym | geodesic | |
| Category | mathematics, math, maths | A science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic / logic of quantity and shape and arrangement |
| Broader | line | A length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness |
| Spanish | geodésica, geodésico | |
| Catalan | geodèsica | |
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