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great circle::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | line |
| Has types | celestial horizon, ecliptic, equator, equinoctial, equinoctial circle, equinoctial line, horizon, hour circle, line of longitude, meridian, celestial equator, vertical circle |
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The Sun, as it were, appears to move in half of a great circle throughout the sky.
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The northern limit is defined as the great circle line between those two headlands.
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Line a is a great circle, the equivalent of a straight line in the spherical plane.
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We both have great jobs, great places to live and a great circle of friends.
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In the sky, a meridian is an imaginary great circle on the celestial sphere.
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Strabo states degrees in either cubits or as a proportion of a great circle.
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A great circle is the largest circle that can be drawn on any given sphere.
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Equipped with the great-circle distance, a great circle becomes the Riemannian circle.
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Every circle in Euclidean space is a great circle of exactly one sphere.
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