loxodromic

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective

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[edit] Etymology

French loxodromique, from Greek λοξος ‘oblique’ + δρομος ‘course’.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /lɒksə'dɹɒmɪk/

[edit] Adjective

loxodromic

1. (nautical) pertaining to motion at a constant angle to the meridians; on a set compass bearing

   • 1969: a ship, as it were, straining at its mooring in a contrary current and arming for its sinuous and loxodromic voyage to the richer though silted harbour of Rye — John Fowles, The French Lieutenant's Woman