† orthodromicsn.

Forms: 1700s orthodromiques, 1800s orthodromics.

Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: orthodromy n., -ic suffix 2.

Etymology: Probably < orthodromy n. (although this is first attested slightly later) + -ics (see -ic suffix 2). Compare later orthodromic adj.

Obsolete. rare.

The skill or art of navigating by means of great circles.

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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

1704 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum I Orthodromiques,..the Art of sailing in the Ark of some great Circle.

1814 P. Barlow New Math. & Philos. Dict. Orthodromics, in Navigation, is the same as Great Circle Sailing.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	orthodromics
释义	† orthodromicsn. Forms: 1700s orthodromiques, 1800s orthodromics. Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: orthodromy n., -ic suffix 2. Etymology: Probably < orthodromy n. (although this is first attested slightly later) + -ics (see -ic suffix 2). Compare later orthodromic adj. Obsolete. rare. The skill or art of navigating by means of great circles. 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 1704 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum I Orthodromiques,..the Art of sailing in the Ark of some great Circle. 1814 P. Barlow New Math. & Philos. Dict. Orthodromics, in Navigation, is the same as Great Circle Sailing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1704
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