Geodesic
Geodesic (jē`o*des"ik) , adjective
[Compare French géodésique.]
1.
(Mathematics) Of or pertaining to geodesy; geodetic.
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.
Also: Geodesical
Geodesic , noun
A geodetic line or curve.