LOXODROMIC


Meaning of LOXODROMIC in English

| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|drämik adjective

also lox·o·drom·i·cal -mə̇kəl

Etymology: loxodromic probably from (assumed) New Latin loxodromicus, from Greek lox- + drom- + Latin -icus -ic; loxodromical from loxodromic + -al

: relating to a rhumb line or to sailing on rhumb lines

• lox·o·drom·i·cal·ly -mə̇k(ə)lē adverb

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