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Noun Concept
Categories: Spherical curves, Spherical trigonometry, Circles, Riemannian geometry, Elementary geometry
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great circle  great-circle  Great circle, terrestrial  Great Circle Mapper  Great Circle Route
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A circular line on the surface of a sphere formed by intersecting it with a plane passing through the center WordNet 3.0
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A circular line on the surface of a sphere formed by intersecting it with a plane passing through the center WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In mathematics, a great circle or orthodrome is the circular intersection of a sphere and a plane passing through the sphere's center point. Wikipedia
Intersection of the sphere and a plane which passes through the center point of the sphere Wikidata
A circle defined as the intersection of the surface of a sphere and a plane which passes through the centre of the sphere. Wiktionary
Circle. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
line
closed geodesic
small circle
HAS KIND
celestial equator
horizon
ecliptic
equator
hour circle
+5 relations
HAS INSTANCE
ecliptic
equator
SV
meridianplan
OPPOSITE OF
small circle
STUDIED BY
geodesy
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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great circle
Wikipedia
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great circle
Wikidata
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great circle
Wiktionary
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great circle
Wikipedia Redirections
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great-circle, Great Circle, Great circle, terrestrial, Great Circle Mapper, Great Circle Route, great circles, great disk, orthodrome
Wikidata Alias
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orthodrome

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