loxodromic
/lɒksəˈdɹɒmɪk/
loxodromic adjective: pertaining to motion at a constant angle to the meridians; on a set compass bearing.
Adjective
loxodromic (not comparable)
- Pertaining to motion at a constant angle to the meridians; on a set compass bearing.
- […]and who was himself on the early threshold of a decision precisely the opposite in its motives and predispositions, a ship, as it were, straining at its moorings in a contrary current and arming for its sinuous and loxodromic voyage to the richer though silted harbor of Rye[…]1969 November 10, John Fowles, chapter 59, in The French Lieutenant’s Woman, 1st US edition, Boston, Mass.; Toronto, Ont.: Little, Brown and Company […], →OCLC, page 344
- Preserving angles between curves, such as in a Möbius transformation that is not elliptic or parabolic.
Noun
loxodromic (plural loxodromics)
- A path or curve on the surface of a sphere that intersects all meridians at a constant angle.
Forms of loxodromic
| plural | loxodromics |
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Origin of loxodromic
From French loxodromique, from Ancient Greek λοξός (loxós, “oblique”) + δρόμος (drómos, “course”).
Words formed from loxodromic
- loxodrome
- loxodromically
- loxodromic transformation
- nonloxodromic
Questions about loxodromic
- What does loxodromic mean?
- Loxodromic means pertaining to motion at a constant angle to the meridians; on a set compass bearing.
- What part of speech is loxodromic?
- Loxodromic can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce loxodromic?
- Loxodromic is pronounced /lɒksəˈdɹɒmɪk/.
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