geodesic dome

English
A geodesic dome at Expo 67 in Montréal, designed by Richard Buckminster Fuller

Noun

geodesic dome (plural geodesic domes)

  1. A domed structure of lightweight straight elements forming interlocking polygons.
    • 1969, Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five, New York: Dial, 2005, Chapter 6, p. 181,
      Billy is speaking before a capacity audience in a baseball park, which is covered by a geodesic dome.

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