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great circle
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great circle
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun great circle has 1 sense
- great circle(n = noun.location) - a circular line on the surface of a sphere formed by intersecting it with a plane passing through the center; has particulars: celestial equator, equinoctial, equinoctial circle, equinoctial line, ecliptic, equator, celestial horizon, horizon, hour circle, line of longitude, meridian, vertical circle
is a kind of line
THESAURUS
great circle
anklet, aphelion, apogee, armlet, astronomical longitude, autumnal equinox, band, belt, bracelet, celestial equator, celestial longitude, celestial meridian, cincture, cingulum, circle, collar, collarband, colures, earring, ecliptic, equator, equinoctial, equinoctial circle, equinoctial colure, equinox, fascia, fillet, finger ring, galactic longitude, geocentric longitude, geodetic longitude, girdle, girt, girth, heliocentric longitude, hoop, longitude, meridian, neckband, necklace, nose ring, orbit, perigee, perihelion, period, quoit, ring, small circle, solstitial colure, trajectory, vernal equinox, wristband, wristlet, zodiac, zone
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