loxodromic

[ lok-suh-drom-ik ]
/ ˌlɒk səˈdrɒm ɪk /

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.

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Also lox·o·drom·i·cal.

Origin of loxodromic

1695–1705; < Greek loxó(s) slanting, crosswise + dromikós of a course; see -drome, -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM loxodromic

lox·o·drom·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·lox·o·drom·ic, adjectivenon·lox·o·drom·i·cal, adjective

Words nearby loxodromic

lowside window, lowveld, lox, loxodont, loxodrome, loxodromic, loxodromics, loxoscelism, loy, loya jirga, loyal
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British Dictionary definitions for loxodromic

loxodromic

loxodromical

/ (ˌlɒksəˈdrɒmɪk) /

adjective

of or relating to rhumb lines or to map projections on which rhumb lines appear straight, as on a Mercator projection

Derived forms of loxodromic

loxodromically, adverb

Word Origin for loxodromic

C17: from Greek loxos oblique + dromikos relating to a course
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