WordNet: 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)
- domain: topic math, mathematics, maths
- hypernym line
geodesic
- (englanti) geodesic (derivationally related)
- (suomi) geodeettinen viiva (synonyymi)
- (suomi) geodeesi (synonyymi)
geodesic line
- (suomi) geodeettinen viiva (synonyymi)