Definition of Loxodrome

1. Noun. A line on a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same angle; the path taken by a ship or plane that maintains a constant compass direction.

Exact synonyms: Rhumb, Rhumb Line
Generic synonyms: Line

Definition of Loxodrome

1. Noun. (mathematics) A line on a surface (such as the Earth) that cuts all meridians at a constant angle (but not a right angle). ¹

2. Noun. (nautical) The path followed by a ship or aircraft that maintains a constant course by the compass. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Loxodrome

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Loxodrome

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

Literary usage of Loxodrome

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Mathematical MiscellanyMathematics (1836)
"Let о be the pole of the loxodrome, and м the current point of contact. Join PM, MO, OP by the great circle arcs. Put ом = x, PQ — c, PO = <p, and QPO = 0. ..."

2. Higher Mathematics: A Textbook for Classical and Engineering Colleges by Mansfield Merriman, Robert Simpson Woodward (1896)
"THE loxodrome. On the surface of a sphere a curve starts from the equator in a given direction and cuts all the meridians at the same angle. ..."

3. A Treatise on Astronomy for the Use of Colleges and Schools by Hugh Godfray (1886)
"One is the shortest track, that is, the arc of a great circle passing through the two points; the other is the curve, called a loxodrome, which meets every ..."

4. A Treatise on Spherical Astronomy by Robert Stawell Ball (1908)
"The loxodrome. If we assume the earth to be a sphere, then the course taken by a ship which steers constantly on the same course, ie always making the same ..."

5. New Series of The Mathematical Repository by Thomas Leybourn (1835)
"Let o be the pole of the loxodrome, and M the current point of contact. Join PM, MO, OP by the great circle arcs. Put OM = x> PQ — §, PO = <p, and QPO = 0. ..."

6. A Treatise on Navigation and Nautical Astronomy: Including the Theory of by William Carpenter Pendleton Muir (1918)
"11, let P be any point on the earth's surface, situated on the meridian PE and on the loxodrome PQ, and let EE' be the equator. Denote the equatorial radius ..."

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