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spherical triangle

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spherical triangle
n.
A triangle the three sides of which are arcs of great circles.
spherical triangle
n
(Mathematics) a closed geometric figure formed on the surface of a sphere that is bounded by arcs of three great circles
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Noun1.spherical triangle - a spherical polygon formed by the arcs of 3 great circlesspherical triangle - a spherical polygon formed by the arcs of 3 great circles
spherical polygon - a figure on the surface of a sphere bounded by arcs of 3 or more great circles
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For this purpose, the observatory staff used the equipment at night, when it was not being used for Almanac computations, and calculated solutions to a quarter of a million spherical triangles to locate the real-time positions of enemy U-boats within five miles.
Dick, Steven J. Sky and Ocean Joined: the U.S. Naval Observatory, ... by Hattendorf, John B. / Naval War College Review
 
 
 
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