Meaning of great circle arc | Babel Free

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Noun. [C1]

Examples

“If the string is gradually pulled tight, it begins to assume the position of what appears to be a great circle arc PAQ.”

“For example, a great circle arc on a given sphere is the shortest curve joining its end points if the arc consists of less than half a circle, ...”

“The shortest distance between these two points is the great circle arc XY which is a part of the spherical triangle NXY.”

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