| 单词 | geodetic construction |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgeodetic construction geodetic construction n. Engineering a method of construction using load-bearing members which follow geodesic lines and typically form an open framework of triangles and polygons.Chiefly with reference to the airframe designs of the British engineer Barnes Neville Wallis (1887–1979). ΚΠ 1935‘Geodetic’ construction method [see sense B. 3]. 1936 Jrnl. Aeronaut. Sci. Dec. 78/1 The multitudinous fittings employed in the geodetic construction..add much to the weight and cost of the structure. 1958 New Scientist 15 May 27/2 The airship embodied Wallis's first essay in geodetic construction, and it was a complete success. 2009 Calgary (Alberta) Herald (Nexis) 30 July a14 There is nothing evocative of the armed forces about it [sc. the design of a bridge], unless a passing similarity to the geodetic construction of the Vickers Wellington bomber counts. < as lemmas |
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