loxodromics

American  

[lok-suh-drom-iks] / ˌlɒk səˈdrɒm ɪks /

Also loxodromy

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. the technique of navigating according to loxodromes or rhumb lines.

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loxodromics British  

/ lɒkˈsɒdrəmɪ, ˌlɒksəˈdrɒmɪks /

noun

1. (functioning as singular) the technique of navigating using rhumb lines

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Etymology

Origin of loxodromics

First recorded in 1670–80; loxodromic, -ics

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.

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