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Significados de orthodrome en inglés

ruso
большая окружность
portugués
círculo máximo
español
circulo mayor
catalán
cercle major
Wikidata

Intersection of the sphere and a plane which passes through the center point of the sphere.

      circulo mayor
      Sinónimos
      Examples for "great circle"
      Examples for "great circle"
      1
      The game of tennis is one great circle that never quite closes.
      The Art of Lawn Tennis
      2
      We were floating in the great circle of the systems and the suns.
      The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 25, November, 1859 / A Maga...
      3
      The crowd were seated about it on the grass in a great circle.
      American Indian Stories
      4
      So the people sat in a great circle round the fire and listened.
      Algonquin Legends of New England
      5
      The rest stood at equal intervals in a great circle round the cross.
      The Golden Bough: A Study of Magic and Religion