Definition of Rhumb
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 Rhumb
1. n. A line which crosses successive meridians at a constant angle; -- called also rhumb line, and loxodromic curve. See Loxodromic.
Definition of Rhumb
1. a point of the mariner's compass [n -S]
Medical Definition of Rhumb
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A line which crosses successive meridians at a constant angle; called also rhumb line, and loxodromic curve. See Loxodromic. To sail on a rhumb, to sail continuously on one course, following a rhumb line.
Origin: F. Rumb, Sp. Rumbo, or Pg. Rumbo, rumo, probably fr. Gr. A magic wheel, a whirling motion, hence applied to a point of the compass. See Rhomb.
Source: Websters Dictionary
(01 Mar 1998)
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