A small circle is a spheric section that does not contain a diameter of the sphere (Kern and Bland 1948, p. 87; Tietze 1965, p. 25).
Small Circle
See also
Great Circle, Sphere, Spheric SectionExplore with Wolfram|Alpha
References
Kern, W. F. and Bland, J. R. Solid Mensuration with Proofs, 2nd ed. New York: Wiley, 1948.Tietze, H. Famous Problems of Mathematics: Solved and Unsolved Mathematics Problems from Antiquity to Modern Times. New York: Graylock Press, p. 25, 1965.Referenced on Wolfram|Alpha
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Weisstein, Eric W. "Small Circle." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/SmallCircle.html