Geodesic /(jē`ō̇*dĕs"ĭk)/

Ge·o·des·ic

Geodesic

a.
  1. Of or pertaining to geodesy; geodetic. (Math.)
  2. 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. (Architecture)

Geodesic

n.
  1. A geodetic line or curve.