geodesic dome

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geodesic dome

A domed or vaulted structure of straight elements that form interlocking polygons.

geodesic dome

(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a light structural framework arranged as a set of polygons in the form of a shell and covered with sheeting made of plastic, plywood, metal, etc.; developed by Buckminster Fuller

geodesic dome

A domed or vaulted structure of straight elements that form interlocking polygons.

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geodesic dome - a lightweight dome constructed of interlocking polygons; invented by R. Buckminster Fuller

dome - a hemispherical roof

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geodesic dome

n → Traglufthalle f

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Another was Buckminster Fuller, the polymath who invented the geodesic dome and whose ideas about researchers crossing disciplinary and institutional lines were, Turner argues, intimately connected with Cold War military research.

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Coxeter's work, especially his treatise entitled Regular Polytopes, went on to influence various people, including Buckminster Fuller, who credits Coxeter's vision in developing his famous geodesic domes.

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