small circle

small circle

noun
a circle on a sphere, the plane of which does not pass through the center of the sphere. Compare great circle (def. 1).

Origin:
1870–75
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small circle
 
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Compare great circle a circular section of a sphere that does not contain the centre of the sphere

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