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.

Words nearby loxodromic

lowside window, lowveld, lox, loxodont, loxodrome, loxodromic, loxodromics, loxoscelism, loy, loya jirga, loyal

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

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Examples from the Web for loxodromic

Wind roses are numerous, from which the usual direction or loxodromic lines radiate.
Terrestrial and Celestial Globes Vol II|Edward Luther Stevenson

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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