Japanese symbol for “geodesic”
測地線
そくちせん
Romaji: sokuchisen
geodesic (line)
In Japanese, geodesic is 測地線, read そくちせん (sokuchisen).
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Meanings
- n geodesic (line) (math)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “geodesic”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ジオデシック | ジオデシック jiodeshikku | geodesic |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 観測 | かんそく kansoku | observation; survey; measurement |
| 測定 | そくてい sokutei | measurement |
| 推測 | すいそく suisoku | guess; conjecture |
| 予測 | よそく yosoku | prediction; estimation |
| 測量 | そくりょう sokuryou | measurement; surveying |
| 計測 | けいそく keisoku | measuring; measurement |
| 地域 | ちいき chiiki | area; region; district |
| 地球 | ちきゅう chikyuu | Earth; the globe |
| 新幹線 | しんかんせん shinkansen | Shinkansen; bullet train |
See also: Chinese symbol for “geodesic”.
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