great circle

English - Turkish

Definition of great circle in English Turkish dictionary

(Matematik) büyük çember

geniş çevre

büyük daire

(Askeri) BÜYÜK DAİRE: Merkezi dünyanın merkezinden geçen düzlemin dünyanın yüzeyi ile kesişmesi ile meydana gelen daire

Related Terms

great circle route

(Askeri) (COURSE) BÜYÜK DAİRE ROTASI, BÜYÜK DAİRE SEYRİ (DZ.) (YOL GÜZERGAH): Merkezi dünyanın merkezinde olan bir daireyi takip eden ve bu daire üzerindeki iki noktayı birleştiren en kısa mesafedir

English - English

Definition of great circle in English English dictionary

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

Related Terms

great circle route

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

great circle routes

plural form of great circle route

great circles

plural form of great circle

Hyphenation

great cir·cle

Turkish pronunciation

greyt sırkıl

Pronunciation

/ˈgrāt ˈsərkəl/ /ˈɡreɪt ˈsɜrkəl/