geodesic dome

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

   Broaderdome

Questions about geodesic dome

What does geodesic dome mean?

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

Is geodesic dome a common word?

geodesic dome is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.