rhumb (r m, rmb)n. 1. A rhumb line. 2. One of the points of the mariner's compass. [Possibly from Spanish or Portuguese rumbo, course, direction, ultimately from Latin rhombus, rhombus; see rhombus.] |
rhumb [rʌm]
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(Mathematics) (Mathematics & Measurements / Navigation) short for rhumb line
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| Noun | 1. | rhumb - a line on a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same angle; the path taken by a ship or plane that maintains a constant compass direction line - a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent |
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