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great circle arc en · NOUN

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1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of great-circle arc.
   alt of great-circle arc
   • 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, ... 2012, I. M. Gelfand, S. V. Fomin, Calculus of Variations, Courier Corporation, →ISBN:
   • If the string is gradually pulled tight, it begins to assume the position of what appears to be a great circle arc PAQ. 2011, David C. Kay, College Geometry: A Unified Development, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 569:
   • The shortest distance between these two points is the great circle arc XY which is a part of the spherical triangle NXY. 1985, Robin M. Green, Robin Michael Green, Spherical Astronomy, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 14:

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