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orthodromic

orthodromic adjective: of or relating to a means of navigation by following an arc of the great circle corresponding to the shortest distance between two points on the globe.

Adjective

orthodromic (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to a means of navigation by following an arc of the great circle corresponding to the shortest distance between two points on the globe.
  2. Passing along neurological impulses in a normal (expected) direction. (of neurons)
    Antonyms:
    antidromic

Antonyms of orthodromic

Origin of orthodromic

From ortho- + Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos, “a course, race course, road”) + English -ic.

Words formed from orthodromic

Questions about orthodromic

What does orthodromic mean?
Orthodromic means of or relating to a means of navigation by following an arc of the great circle corresponding to the shortest distance between two points on the globe.
What part of speech is orthodromic?
Orthodromic is an adjective.

Words near orthodromic in the dictionary

  1. orthodoxness
  2. orthodoxy
  3. orthodromal
  4. orthodrome
  5. orthodromes
  6. orthodromic
  7. orthodromical
  8. orthodromically
  9. orthodromics
  10. orthodromy
  11. orthoepic

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