See Also: orthodromic(medicine)
orthodromic(dictionary)

orthodromic (iou)



orthodromic adjective. L18.
[from ORTHO- + Greek dromos course + -IC.]
Travelling along the arc of a great circle; (of a projection) representing great circles as straight lines. L18.
Physiology. Of an impulse: travelling in the normal direction in a nerve fibre. Opp. ANTIDROMIC. M20.
'orthodrome noun (a route forming part of) a great circle M19.
orthodromically adverb M20.
orthodromics noun navigation by means of great circles E18-E19.