spherical polygon

noun Geometry.

a closed figure formed by arcs of great circles on a spherical surface.

Origin of spherical polygon

First recorded in 1715–25

Words nearby spherical polygon

spherical coordinate, spherical coordinates, spherical excess, spherical geometry, spherical lens, spherical polygon, spherical sailing, spherical triangle, spherical trigonometry, sphericity, spherics

British Dictionary definitions for spherical polygon

spherical polygon

noun

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