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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.
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
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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