loxodromicadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌlɒksəˈdrɒmɪk/, U.S.

/ˌlɑksəˈdrɑmɪk/

Etymology: Formed as loxodrome n. + -ic suffix. Compare French loxodromique.

A. adj.

Pertaining to oblique sailing, or sailing by the rhumb. loxodromic chart, loxodromic projection, another name for Mercator's projection. loxodromic curve, loxodromic line, loxodromic spiral, a rhumb-line. loxodromic tables, traverse tables.

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society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > [adjective] > types of navigation

loxodromic1702

loxodromical1704

orthodromic1775

astronautical1848

radio navigational1921

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > navigational aids > [noun] > tables > types of

regimenta1544

traverse table1669

loxodromic tables1702

loxodromics1704

society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > [noun] > course > rhumb-line

rhumb1576

rhumb line1669

loxodromica1679

loxodromy1706

loxodromic spiral1839

rhumb track1851

1702 J. Raphson Math. Dict. Loxodromick Line.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Table Loxodromick Tables, Tables of Traverses, used in Navigation for the easy and ready Solution of Problems.

1834 Nat. Philos. (Libr. Useful Knowl.) III. Navigation ii. iv. §51. 19 The oblique rhumb line is called also the Loxodromic curve.

1839 Penny Cycl. XIV. 183/1 Loxodromic spiral, the curve on which a ship sails when her course is always on one point of the compass. It is called in English works Rhumb Line.

1855 M. F. Maury Physical Geogr. Sea (1859) §123 These..counter-currents are also made to move in a sort of spiral or loxodromic curve.

B. n.

a. = loxodromic line, loxodromic tables at sense A.

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rhumb1576

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loxodromica1679

loxodromy1706

loxodromic spiral1839

rhumb track1851

a1679 J. Moore New Syst. Math. (1681) II. 120 Loxodromiques or Traverse-Tables of Miles, with the Difference of Longitudes and Latitudes.

1764 S. Dunn in Philos. Trans. 1763 (Royal Soc.) 53 66 If rightly correspondent with the loxodromiques or rhumbs.

1860 M. F. Maury Physical Geogr. Sea (ed. 8) iv. §235 It is diverted from the great circle path and forced to take up its line of march, either in spirals about a point on the surface of the earth, or in loxodromics about its axis.

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Loxodromic, the line of a ship's way when sailing oblique to the meridian.

b. loxodromics n. the art of oblique sailing.

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great circle sailing1595

loxodromics1704

oblique sailing1704

orthodromics1704

right sailing1704

parallel sailing1705

orthodromy1706

plane sailing1749

composite sailing1850

loxodromy1855

radio navigation1926

hyperbolic navigation1945

satnav1970

hyperbolic system1972

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > navigational aids > [noun] > tables > types of

regimenta1544

traverse table1669

loxodromic tables1702

loxodromics1704

1704 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum I Loxodromiques, is the Art or Way of oblique sailing by the Rumb... Hence the Tables of Rhumbs, or the Traverse Table of Miles,..is by Sir J. Moore, and others, called by this Name of Loxodromiques.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	loxodromic
释义	loxodromicadj.n. Brit. /ˌlɒksəˈdrɒmɪk/, U.S. /ˌlɑksəˈdrɑmɪk/ Etymology: Formed as loxodrome n. + -ic suffix. Compare French loxodromique. A. adj. Pertaining to oblique sailing, or sailing by the rhumb. loxodromic chart, loxodromic projection, another name for Mercator's projection. loxodromic curve, loxodromic line, loxodromic spiral, a rhumb-line. loxodromic tables, traverse tables. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > [adjective] > types of navigation loxodromic1702 loxodromical1704 orthodromic1775 astronautical1848 radio navigational1921 society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > navigational aids > [noun] > tables > types of regimenta1544 traverse table1669 loxodromic tables1702 loxodromics1704 society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > [noun] > course > rhumb-line rhumb1576 rhumb line1669 loxodromica1679 loxodromy1706 loxodromic spiral1839 rhumb track1851 1702 J. Raphson Math. Dict. Loxodromick Line. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Table Loxodromick Tables, Tables of Traverses, used in Navigation for the easy and ready Solution of Problems. 1834 Nat. Philos. (Libr. Useful Knowl.) III. Navigation ii. iv. §51. 19 The oblique rhumb line is called also the Loxodromic curve. 1839 Penny Cycl. XIV. 183/1 Loxodromic spiral, the curve on which a ship sails when her course is always on one point of the compass. It is called in English works Rhumb Line. 1855 M. F. Maury Physical Geogr. Sea (1859) §123 These..counter-currents are also made to move in a sort of spiral or loxodromic curve. B. n. a. = loxodromic line, loxodromic tables at sense A. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > [noun] > course > rhumb-line rhumb1576 rhumb line1669 loxodromica1679 loxodromy1706 loxodromic spiral1839 rhumb track1851 a1679 J. Moore New Syst. Math. (1681) II. 120 Loxodromiques or Traverse-Tables of Miles, with the Difference of Longitudes and Latitudes. 1764 S. Dunn in Philos. Trans. 1763 (Royal Soc.) 53 66 If rightly correspondent with the loxodromiques or rhumbs. 1860 M. F. Maury Physical Geogr. Sea (ed. 8) iv. §235 It is diverted from the great circle path and forced to take up its line of march, either in spirals about a point on the surface of the earth, or in loxodromics about its axis. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Loxodromic, the line of a ship's way when sailing oblique to the meridian. b. loxodromics n. the art of oblique sailing. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > [noun] > types of navigation great circle sailing1595 loxodromics1704 oblique sailing1704 orthodromics1704 right sailing1704 parallel sailing1705 orthodromy1706 plane sailing1749 composite sailing1850 loxodromy1855 radio navigation1926 hyperbolic navigation1945 satnav1970 hyperbolic system1972 society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > navigational aids > [noun] > tables > types of regimenta1544 traverse table1669 loxodromic tables1702 loxodromics1704 1704 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum I Loxodromiques, is the Art or Way of oblique sailing by the Rumb... Hence the Tables of Rhumbs, or the Traverse Table of Miles,..is by Sir J. Moore, and others, called by this Name of Loxodromiques. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.a1679
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