(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)
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The geodesic dome was associated with the same sort of progressive thinking in design that led to the wind turbine. 导致测地线拱顶出现的渐进式设计思维，也适用于风力机。
In the analysis of Form-finding, the geodesic string is introduced to accelerate the convergence of DR method. 在找形分析中引入测地线单元，加速了找形收敛速度。
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