The geodesic is the shortest line between two points on a mathematically defined surface (such as a straight line on a plane or an arc of a great circle on a sphere); the "straightest path" in a curved space or curved spacetime.
Great one, Jinksy. They do say that we learn words best if we use them. I have to be honest and admit that I have already forgotten the meaning of some of the early words about which I blogged. Perhaps I should discipline myself to refresh my memory by using them in the occasional sentence. Or run a competition for fitting the most in one sentence.
I reckon I've been waiting to write this sentence:-
ReplyDeleteI am lucifugous; I follow a geodesic path in a caprine manner.
Thank you - now I feel much better!
Heavens to Betsy. One I knew!
ReplyDeleteGreat one, Jinksy. They do say that we learn words best if we use them. I have to be honest and admit that I have already forgotten the meaning of some of the early words about which I blogged. Perhaps I should discipline myself to refresh my memory by using them in the occasional sentence. Or run a competition for fitting the most in one sentence.
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