測地線
cè​dì​xiàn

geodesic

  • created sense approved 测地线/測地線 · cè​dì​xiàn · geodesic — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    测地线 / 測地線

    cè​dì​xiàn

    geodesic

    the shortest path between two points on a curved surface, such as a sphere

    测 (literal) → 测/測 · cè · to measure 地 (literal) → 地 · dì · earth 线 (literal) → 线/線 · xiàn · line (geometry)

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense