loxodrome

lox·o·drome

noun

See rhumb line.

Origin of loxodrome

Greek loxos slanting Greek dromos course

Related Forms:

lox′o·drom′ic lox′o·drom′i·cal
adjective

lox′o·drom′i·cal·ly
adverb

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Noun

(plural loxodromes)

(mathematics) A line on a surface (such as the Earth) that cuts all meridians at a constant angle (but not a right angle).
(nautical) A line which crosses successive meridians at a constant angle, the path followed by a ship or aircraft that maintains a constant course by the compass.

Origin

Back-formation from loxodromic.

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