Definition of Loxodromic

1. a. Pertaining to sailing on rhumb lines; as, loxodromic tables.

Definition of Loxodromic

1. Adjective. (nautical) Pertaining to motion at a constant angle to the meridians; on a set compass bearing. ¹

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Medical Definition of Loxodromic

1. Pertaining to sailing on rhumb lines; as, loxodromic tables. Loxodromic curve or line, a line on the surface of a sphere, which always makes an equal angle with every meridian; the rhumb line. It is the line on which a ship sails when her course is always in the direction of one and the same point of the compass. Origin: Gr. Slanting, oblique + a running, course; cf. F. Loxodromique. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Loxodromic

lowth
lowting
lowts
lowveld
lowvelds
lox
loxapine
loxed
loxes
loxia
loxing
loxodont
loxodonts
loxodrome
loxodromes
loxodromic (current term)
loxodromics
loxodromism
loxodromy
loxoscelism
loxygen
loxygens
loy
loyal
loyaler
loyalest
loyalism
loyalisms
loyalist
loyalists

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