LOXODROME


Meaning of LOXODROME in English

ˈläksəˌdrōm noun

( -s )

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, back-formation from loxodromic

: rhumb line

a sailor who has chosen a direction on the compass and keeps it steadily is following a loxodrome — Hugo Steinhaus

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.