Definition of Geodesic dome

1. Noun. A lightweight dome constructed of interlocking polygons; invented by R. Buckminster Fuller.

Generic synonyms: Dome

Definition of Geodesic dome

1. Noun. A domed structure of lightweight straight elements forming interlocking polygons. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Geodesic Dome

geocoronal
geocoronas
geocronite
geocyclic
geodata
geodatabase
geodatabases
geode
geodemographic
geodemographically
geodemographics
geodemography
geodephagous
geodes
geodesic
geodesic dome (current term)
geodesic domes
geodesic line
geodesical
geodesically
geodesics
geodesies
geodesist
geodesists
geodesy
geodetic
geodetic effect
geodetical
geodetically
geodetics

Literary usage of Geodesic dome

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Network Revolution: Confessions of a Computer Scientist by Jacques Vallee (1982)
"The modern stage of the builder's art is represented by the geodesic dome, where tension literally pulls the structure outward. In a geodesic dome, ..."

2. The Heart of the Internet: An Insider's View of the Origin and Promise of by Jacques Vallee (2003)
"The modern stage of the builder's art is represented by the geodesic dome, where tension literally pulls the structure outward. In a geodesic dome, ..."

3. Gaia Matrix: Arkhom & the Geometries of Destiny in the North American Landscape by Peter William Champoux, William Stuart Buehler (1999)
"... look at Mont- A geodesic dome designed by Buckminster Fuller for Expo 6, real's qualities of place. the onetime American pavilion houses the biologies ..."

4. Smart Architecture by Ed van Hinte (2003)
"His other major proposal is the geodesic dome structure. It consists of a combination of hexagonal frame elements that has been so inspirational that ..."

5. America on the Ice: Antarctic Policy Issues by Frank G. Klotz (1998)
"... with its characteristic geodesic dome, establishes the US presence at the South Pole. indicated that the current facilities eventually will need ..."

6. Lightness: The Inevitable Renaissance of Minimum Energy Structures by Adriaan Beukers, Ed “van” Hinte (2005)
"< Building a geodesic dome is a repeating of modular elements. 'The weakness of a single tensegrity structure is that it is vulnerable. ..."

7. Montreal by Ulysses Travel Guides Staff (2004)
"The first complete geodesic dome to be taken beyond the stage of a model, it was created by celebrated engineer Richard Buckminster Fuller (l895- l983). ..."

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