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lox·o·drom·ic
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ˌlɒk
səˈdrɒm
ɪk
/
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lok-s
uh
-
drom
-ik
]
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–adjective
1.
noting, pertaining to, or according to loxodromes or rhumb lines.
2.
noting or pertaining to a map projection, as Mercator's projection, in which rhumb lines appear as straight lines.
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lox·o·drom·i·cal.
Origin:
1695–1705;
< Gk
loxó
(
s
) slanting, crosswise +
dromikós
of a course;
see
-drome
,
-ic
—Related forms
lox·o·drom·i·cal·ly,
adverb
non·lox·o·drom·ic,
adjective
non·lox·o·drom·i·cal,
adjective
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loxodromic
lox·o·drome
(lŏk'sə-drōm')
n. See
rhumb line
.
[Greek
loxos
,
slanting
+ Greek
dromos
,
course
.]
lox'o·drom'ic
(-drŏm'ĭk),
lox'o·drom'i·cal
(-ĭ-kəl)
adj.
,
lox'o·drom'i·cal·ly
adv.
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