geo·de·sic
ˌjē-ə-ˈde-sik 
-ˈdē-
-ˈdē-
-zik
1
: geodetic
2
: made of light straight structural elements mostly in tension
a geodesic dome
: the shortest line between two points that lies in a given surface
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Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2025
In order to reintroduce it, Biosphere 2 has partnered with Coral Reef Arks, an organization that creates geodesic domes.
—Alina Hartounian, NPR, 7 July 2025
Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
The more holes a surface has, the more varied and complicated its geodesics can get.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
For a more traditional stay, Great Sand Dunes Lodge provides a variety of standard room types, as well as campers and geodesic domes.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2025
In order to reintroduce it, Biosphere 2 has partnered with Coral Reef Arks, an organization that creates geodesic domes.
—Alina Hartounian, NPR, 7 July 2025
Noun
The problem was that this formula underestimates the number of geodesics.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
The more holes a surface has, the more varied and complicated its geodesics can get.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Geodesic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/geodesic. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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