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rhumb line

rhumb line noun: a line that cuts all meridians at the same angle, the path of a vessel that maintains a constant compass direction.

Noun

rhumb line (plural rhumb lines)

  1. A line that cuts all meridians at the same angle, the path of a vessel that maintains a constant compass direction.
    • On portolan maps rhumb lines were all the go long before Mercator's time. […] It's a different matter putting a straight rhumb line on a map made for a round world. And on a map made for the whole world.1964, David Greenhood, Mapping, University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, page 128
    Synonyms:
    rhumb, loxodrome

rhumb line meaning in Tamil

rhumb line in Tamil

சம சாய்வுத்தளம்

Synonyms of rhumb line

Forms of rhumb line

pluralrhumb lines

Questions about rhumb line

What does rhumb line mean?
Rhumb line means a line that cuts all meridians at the same angle, the path of a vessel that maintains a constant compass direction.
What is rhumb line in Tamil?
Rhumb line in Tamil is சம சாய்வுத்தளம். See Rhumb line meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is rhumb line?
Rhumb line is a noun.
What is the plural of rhumb line?
The plural of rhumb line is rhumb lines.

Words near rhumb line in the dictionary

  1. Rhule
  2. Rhules
  3. rhum
  4. rhum agricole
  5. rhumb
  6. rhumb line
  7. rhumb lines
  8. rhumb sailing
  9. rhumb-line
  10. rhumb-lines
  11. rhumba

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