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loxodromics

[ lok-suh-drom-iks ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)
  1. the technique of navigating according to loxodromes or rhumb lines.


loxodromics

/ lɒkˈsɒdrəmɪ; ˌlɒksəˈdrɒmɪks /

noun

  1. functioning as singular the technique of navigating using rhumb lines
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of loxodromics1

First recorded in 1670–80; loxodromic, -ics
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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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