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Pronunciation / Transliteration: dae-won
"비행기의 경로는 거리를 최소화하기 위해 대원을 따랐습니다."
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A circle on the surface of a sphere that has the same diameter as the sphere itself, representing the shortest path between two points on the sphere.
"The flight path taken by the airplane followed a great-circle route to minimize travel distance." - 2
In navigation, a route that follows the curvature of the Earth, often used in aviation and maritime travel.
"Sailors often plot their courses along great-circles to ensure efficient travel across the ocean."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'great-circle' derives from the combination of 'great', meaning large or significant, and 'circle', which comes from the Latin 'circulus', meaning a round shape. Historically, the concept has been used in navigation and geography since the ancient Greeks, who recognized that the shortest distance between two points on a sphere is along a great circle.
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grand cercle
Transliteration: ɡʁɑ̃ sɛʁkl
"Le chemin de vol a suivi un grand cercle pour minimiser la distance."
Großer Kreis
Transliteration: ˈɡʁoːsɐ ˈkʁaɪs
"Die Flugroute folgte einem großen Kreis, um die Reisezeit zu verkürzen."
grande cerchio
Transliteration: ˈɡrande ˈtʃerkjo
"Il percorso dell'aereo ha seguito un grande cerchio per ridurre la distanza."
gran círculo
Transliteration: ɡɾan ˈsiɾ.ku.lo
"La ruta del vuelo siguió un gran círculo para minimizar la distancia."
grande círculo
Transliteration: ˈɡɾɐ̃dʒi ˈsiʁ.ku.lu
"A rota do voo seguiu um grande círculo para minimizar a distância."
महान वृत्त
Transliteration: mahaan vritt
"विमान की उड़ान ने दूरी को कम करने के लिए महान वृत्त का पालन किया।"
大圆
Transliteration: dà yuán
"飞机的航线遵循大圆以最小化距离。"
대원
Transliteration: dae-won
"비행기의 경로는 거리를 최소화하기 위해 대원을 따랐습니다."
大円
Transliteration: dai-en
"飛行機の航路は距離を最小限に抑えるために大円に従いました。"
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