geodesic dome en · NOUN
Meanings
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A domed structure of lightweight straight elements forming interlocking polygons.
Billy is speaking before a capacity audience in a baseball park, which is covered by a geodesic dome.
1969, Kurt Vonnegut, chapter 6, in Slaughterhouse-Five, New York: Dial, published 2005, page 181:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| geodesic domes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (4)
es domo geodésico (a domed structure) · it cupola geodetica (a domed structure) · de geodätische Kuppel (a domed structure) · fi geodeettinen kupoli (a domed structure)