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loxodromic
[lok-suh-drom-ik]
adjective
noting, pertaining to, or according to loxodromes or rhumb lines.
noting or pertaining to a map projection, as Mercator's projection, in which rhumb lines appear as straight lines.
loxodromic
/ ˌɒəˈɒɪ /
adjective
of or relating to rhumb lines or to map projections on which rhumb lines appear straight, as on a Mercator projection
Other Word Forms
- loxodromically adverb
- nonloxodromic adjective
- nonloxodromical adjective
- ˌdzˈdz adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of loxodromic1
Word History and Origins
Origin of loxodromic1
Example Sentences
Loxodromic, lok-so-drom′ik, adj. pertaining to certain lines on the surface of a sphere which cut all meridians at the same angle, and indicate the course held by ships in rhumb sailing.—Loxodromic curve, line, or spiral, the course of a ship oblique to the equator and cutting all the meridians at the same angle, sailing constantly toward the same point of the compass.—Loxodromics, the art of such oblique sailing.
No one knew what an "isometric equatorial projection of a loxodromic curve" was, or seemed to care.
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