Geodesical

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Geodesic \Ge`o*des"ic\ (j[=e]`[-o]*d[e^]s"[i^]k), Geodesical
  \Ge`o*des"ic*al\ (-[i^]*kal), a. [Cf. F. g['e]od['e]sique.]
     1. (Math.) Of or pertaining to geodesy; geodetic.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Architecture) Made of lightweight structural supporting


        elements connected in a manner to provide great rigidity;
        -- of structures; as, The geodesic dome was invented by R.
        Buckminster Fuller.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  geodesical
       adj : of or relating to or determined by geodesy [syn: {geodetic},
              {geodesic}]