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orthodromical

orthodromical is the misspelling of orthodromic.

Meaning of orthodromic

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

Questions about orthodromical

What is orthodromical the misspelling of?
Orthodromical is the misspelling of orthodromic.

Words near orthodromical in the dictionary

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

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