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Great Circle

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

a circular line on the surface of a sphere formed by intersecting it with a plane passing through the center

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Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Great Circles
possessive
Great Circle's
pluralpossessive
Great Circles'