LOXODROME


Meaning of LOXODROME in English

[ 'lɒksədrəʊm ]

■ noun another term for rhumb (in sense 1).

Derivatives

loxodromic adjective

Origin

C17 (as loxodromic ): from Fr. loxodromique , from Gk loxos 'oblique' + dromos 'course'.

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