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Raregreat circle
The correct spelling is great circle.
How to pronounce great circle
noun
Say it like: Gree-t s-irc-le
The correct spelling is 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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Definition
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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