Cryptic crossword clue
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The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word GEODESIC

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What does GEODESIC mean?

GEODESIC noun
  1. The shortest line between two points on a specific surface.
  2. (spherical geometry) A segment of a great circle.
  3. A course allowing the parallel-transport of vectors along a course that causes tangent vectors to remain tangent vectors throughout that course (a straight curve, a line that is straight).
GEODESIC adjective
  1. Of or relating to geodesy.
  2. Of or relating to a geodesic dome.

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