loxodromic

adjective

lox·​o·​drom·​ic

variants or less commonly loxodromical

-mə̇kəl

: relating to a rhumb line or to sailing on rhumb lines

loxodromically

-mə̇k(ə)lē

adverb

Word History

Etymology

loxodromic probably from (assumed) New Latin loxodromicus, from Greek lox- + drom- + Latin -icus -ic; loxodromical from loxodromic + -al

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