Adjective: geodesic ,jee-u'de-sik or ,jee-u'dee-sik
- Of or relating to or determined by geodesy
"The surveyors used geodesic measurements to map the terrain";
- geodetic, geodesical
- (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)
"Airlines often fly along geodesics to minimize fuel consumption";
- geodesic line
Derived forms: geodesics
Type of: line
Encyclopedia: Geodesic