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spherical triangle

American  

noun

Geometry.

  1. a triangle formed by arcs of great circles of a sphere.

spherical triangle British  

noun

  1. a closed geometric figure formed on the surface of a sphere that is bounded by arcs of three great circles

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Etymology

Origin of spherical triangle

First recorded in 1575–85

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