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loxodrome
 

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Noun loxodrome has 1 sense
  1. rhumb line, rhumb, loxodrome - 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
    --1 is a kind of line

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Loxodrome

Noun:

A curve on the surface of a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same angle.

Example sentence: Sailors use loxodromes to navigate the vast oceans.

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Adjective:

Pertaining to or resembling a loxodrome.

Example sentence: The map had a loxodrome line to show the ship's course.

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Verb:

To plot or calculate the course of a loxodrome.

Example sentence: The navigator loxodromed the ship's route using advanced technology.

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