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great-circle arc en · NOUN

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1. a segment of a great circle
   • The two axes connected by the solid but incomplete great-circle arc were measured along a single sahlfold axial surface on opposite sides of a tubular fold ; ... 2012, E. Hansen, Strain Facies, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 85:
   • ... it may be swung in a meridian-plane, and a great-circle arc having a radial pivot in said meridian-plane, ... 1898, Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office:
   • Any great-circle arc of length #92;theta between zero and #92;pi is uniquely identified by its two end points, say a and b. 2002, Leo Dorst, Chris Doran, Joan Lasenby, Applications of Geometric Algebra in Computer Science and Engineering, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 81:
   • This causes a greater deviation of the ground trace from a great-circle arc due to the increased effect of Earth's rotation. 2006, Irfan Ali, Pierino G. Bonanni, Naofal Al-Dhahir, John E. Hershey, Doppler Applications in LEO Satellite Communication Systems, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 66:

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da storcirkelbue (segment of great circle) · pl łuk koła wielkiego (segment of great circle)