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geodesic dome , structure that roughly approximates a hemisphere. Popular in recent years as economical, easily erected buildings, geodesic domes are geometrically determined from a model and may be constructed from limited materials. The architect Buckminster Fuller was an early proponent of geodesics for housing and other functions. Among the best-known examples of geodesic domes have been the United States Pavilion at Montreal's Expo 67 and Biosphere II, an experimental recreation of the ecosystem in Arizona.

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geodesic dome. Half-spherical space-frame made of linked lightweight elements arranged in hexagonal figures. It was evolved by Buckminster Fuller.

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geodesic dome Architectural structure of plastic, metal or cardboard, based, in shape, upon triangular or polygonal facets. They were originated (1947) by R. Buckminster Fuller.

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