loxodrome
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lox·o·drome
(lŏk′sə-drōm′)n.
See rhumb line.
[Greek loxos, slanting + Greek dromos, course.]
lox′o·drom′ic (-drŏm′ĭk), lox′o·drom′i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj.
lox′o·drom′i·cal·ly adv.
loxodrome
(ˈlɒksəˌdrəʊm)n
Also called: rhumb line (Mathematics) maths an imaginary line on the surface of a sphere that crosses all meridians at the same angle, known also as a rhumb line
rhumb′ line`
n.
the path of a ship that maintains a constant compass direction.
[1660–70]
loxodrome
a rhumb line or curve on the surface of a sphere intersecting all meridians at the same angle; hence, the course of a ship or aircraft following a constant compass direction. — loxodromic, adj.
See also: Geographya rhumb line or curve on the surface of a sphere intersecting all meridians at the same angle; hence, the course of a ship or aircraft following a constant compass direction. — loxodromic, adj.
See also: Shipsa rhumb line or curve on the surface of a sphere intersecting all meridians at the same angle; hence, the course of a ship or aircraft following a constant compass direction. — loxodromic, adj.
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Noun | 1. | loxodrome - 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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