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loxodromy

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lox⋅o⋅drom⋅ics

[lok-suh-drom-iks]
–noun (used with a singular verb)
the technique of navigating according to loxodromes or rhumb lines.
Also, lox⋅od⋅ro⋅my [lok-sod-ruh-mee] .


Origin:
1670–80; see loxodromic, -ics
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