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Definition von great circle im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
A segment of such circle representing the shortest distance between two points on the surface of a sphere
Because the Earth's surface is curved, the shortest distance is actually a curve over the surface called a 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
a circular line on the surface of a sphere formed by intersecting it with a plane passing through the center
A route, taken by intercontinental aircraft for instance, which is the shortest distance between two destinations on the surface of the Earth; an arc of a great circle