See Also: loxodromic(medicine)
loxodromic(dictionary)

loxodromic (iou)



loxodromic noun & adjective. L17.
[French loxodromique, from Greek loxos oblique + dromos course: see -IC.]
Nautical & Math.
A. noun.
1. A loxodromic line or table. L17.
2. In pl. The art or practice of sailing to a constant compass bearing. E18.
B. adjective. Of or pertaining to motion or alignment at a constant angle to the meridians, esp. sailing by the rhumb (on a constant compass bearing). E18.
loxodromic curve, loxodromic line, loxodromic spiral a rhumb-line, a path which cuts the meridians at a constant angle (not a right angle).
loxodrome noun a loxodromic line, a rhumb-line L19.
loxodromism noun the tracing of or movement in a loxodromic line or curve M19.
loxodromy noun loxodromism; loxodromics; a loxodrome: M17.