"geodesic dome" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: geodesic domes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} geodesic dome (plural geodesic domes)
  1. A domed structure of lightweight straight elements forming interlocking polygons. Wikipedia link: Buckminster Fuller, Expo 67 Translations (a domed structure): geodeettinen kupoli (Finnish), geodätische Kuppel [feminine] (German), cupola geodetica [feminine] (Italian), domo geodésico [masculine] (Spanish)

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