small circle

English

Noun

small circle (plural small circles)

a circle formed by a plane that cuts a sphere not through its centre

Translations

circle formed by a plane that cuts a sphere not through its centre

Latin: circulus minor m

Swedish: småcirkel c

See also

great circle

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