rhumb

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹʌm/, /ɹʌmb/

Noun

rhumb (plural rhumbs)

1. (navigation) A line which crosses successive meridians at a constant angle

   Synonyms: rhumb line, loxodrome

2. (navigation) One of the 32 points of the compass (compass points)
3. (navigation) A unit of angular measure equal to 1/32 of a circle or 11.25°

Translations

A line which crosses successive meridians at a constant angle — see rhumb line

One of the 32 points of the compass (compass points)

• Arabic: دِيرَة f (dīra)
• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: kompassipiiru
• French: rumb (fr) m, rhumb (fr) m
• German: Kompasspunkt m, Rhumb n or m (old Anglicism)
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• Italian: rombo di bussola m
• Portuguese: rumo (pt) m
• Sanskrit: please add this translation if you can
• Swedish: please add this translation if you can

A unit of angular measure equal to 1/32 of a circle or 11.25°

• Arabic: خَنّ m (ḵann)
• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: kompassipiiru
• French: rumb (fr) m, rhumb (fr) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• German: Rhumb n or m (old Anglicism)
• Italian: rombo di bussola m
• Sanskrit: please add this translation if you can
• Swedish: please add this translation if you can