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loxodromics

loxodromics noun: the art or method (usually hypothetical) of sailing on the loxodrome, on a loxodromic curve. Also the plural of loxodromic.

Noun

loxodromics (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) The art or method (usually hypothetical) of sailing on the loxodrome, on a loxodromic curve.

Also used as

loxodromics is also the plural of loxodromic.

Origin of loxodromics

From loxodrome + -ics.

Questions about loxodromics

What does loxodromics mean?
Loxodromics means the art or method (usually hypothetical) of sailing on the loxodrome, on a loxodromic curve.
What part of speech is loxodromics?
Loxodromics is a noun.

Words near loxodromics in the dictionary

  1. loxodrome
  2. loxodromes
  3. loxodromic
  4. loxodromical
  5. loxodromically
  6. loxodromics
  7. loxodromies
  8. loxodromism
  9. loxodromy
  10. loxommatid
  11. loxommatids

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