Usually means: Circle on sphere, not equator.
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We found 12 dictionaries that define the word small circle:

General (8 matching dictionaries)
  1. small circle: Merriam-Webster
  2. small circle: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. small circle: Collins English Dictionary
  4. small circle: Wiktionary
  5. small circle: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. small circle: Dictionary.com
  7. Small circle: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. small circle: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. small circle: Encyclopedia

Science (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Small Circle: Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics

Tech (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Glossary of Meteorology (No longer online)
  2. SeaTalk Dictionary of English Nautical Language (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (small circle)

▸ noun:  a circle formed by a plane that cuts a sphere not through its centre

Similar:
great circle, circumsphere, planisphere, sphere, circumscribed circle, spherical cap, segment, oblique circle, circle, ring, more...

Types:
orbit, pupil, aperture, iris, pupil of eye, O of tire, more...

Phrases:
A Small Circle of Friends, a small circle of light, more...

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Similar:
great circle, circumsphere, planisphere, sphere, circumscribed circle, spherical cap, segment, oblique circle, circle, ring, more...

Types:
orbit, pupil, aperture, iris, pupil of eye, O of tire, more...

Phrases:
A Small Circle of Friends, a small circle of light, more...



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