Definition:Segment of Circle/Major

Definition

Let $AB$ be a chord of a circle $\CC$ defined by the points $A$ and $B$ on the circumference of $\CC$.

The major segment of $\CC$ with respect to $AB$ is the segment between $AB$ and the major arc of $\CC$ between $A$ and $B$.

Also see

• Definition:Minor Segment of Circle

• Results about segments of circles can be found here.

Sources

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): major segment
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): major segment