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.
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great circle of a sphere,
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▸ 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.
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small circle,
circle,
geodesic,
great circle route,
midcircle,
great circle arc,
hour circle,
great-circle arc,
circle of the gorge,
ring,
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