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  1. great circles: Merriam-Webster
  2. great circles: Collins English Dictionary
  3. great circles: Vocabulary.com
  4. great circles: Wiktionary
  5. Great circles: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Great circles: Encyclopedia

(Note: See great_circle as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (great circle)

noun:  (geometry) A circle defined as the intersection of the surface of a sphere and a plane which passes through the centre of the sphere.
noun:  A segment of such circle representing the shortest distance between two points on the surface of a sphere.
▸ Also see great_circle


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