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line of longitude vs great circle

great circle vs line of longitude

line of longitude and great circle both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
line of longitude Yes No No No
great circle Yes No No No
As nouns, great circle is a hypernym of line of longitude; that is, great circle is a word with a broader meaning than line of longitude:
  • line of longitude: an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator
  • great circle: a circular line on the surface of a sphere formed by intersecting it with a plane passing through the center
line of longitude (noun) great circle (noun)
an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator a circular line on the surface of a sphere formed by intersecting it with a plane passing through the center
Difference between line of longitude and great circle

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