loxodrome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A line on a surface (such as the Earth) that cuts all meridians at a constant angle (but not a right angle) – on Earth, the path followed by a ship or aircraft that maintains a constant course by the compass.

/ˈlɒksədɹəʊm/

loxodrome loxodromes

Back-formation from loxodromic, from Ancient Greek λοξός (loxós, “oblique”) + δρόμος (drómos, “course”) via French.

rhumb line rhumb

loxodromic loxodromic transformation loxodromics great circle

loxodromics

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