Great circles

Synonyms for "great circles" (4 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (1)

Adjective(1 words)

Strong matches (1)

Adjective(1 words)
great circle path

Related words (2)

Adjective(2 words)
major circleshortest route

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

4 entries
circlepathroutesphere geometry term

More specific

6 entries
equatorgreat circle distancegreat circle routegreat-circle distancegreat-circle pathgreat-circle route

Collocations

10 entries
great circle arcgreat circle distancegreat circle geometrygreat circle navigationgreat circle routegreat-circle calculationgreat-circle distancegreat-circle navigationgreat-circle pathgreat-circle route

Inflections

2 entries
more great-circlemost great-circle

Derivations

4 entries
great-circlegreat-circle distancegreat-circle termgreat-circle-like