13870414-n '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)';
 
Chinese (simplified) 大地线 , 最短程线 , 测地线 , 最短 程线 , 大 地线
English geodesic ( ⊳ ) , geodesic line
Italian geodetica
Japanese 測地線
Definitions
English
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)
Japanese
数学的に定義された表面上にある2点間の最短線（例えば平面上の直線、または球面上の大円の弧）
Relations
Hypernym: line
Domain–Category: mathematics
Semantic Field: shapen
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