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Great circle
A circle defined as the intersection of the surface of a sphere and a plane which passes through the centre of the sphere.
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noun
- 1
A circle defined as the intersection of the surface of a sphere and a plane which passes through the centre of the sphere.
- 2
A segment of such circle representing the shortest distance between two points on the surface of a sphere.
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