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great circle  

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  • In mathematics, a great circle or orthodrome is the circular intersection of a sphere and a plane passing through the sphere's center point.
    (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_circle)

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  • orthodrome

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