rhumb

Noun

Meaning

A line which crosses successive meridians at a constant angle; -- called also rhumb line, and loxodromic curve. See Loxodromic.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

rhumb line loxodrome east north south west southeast united course degree direction northeast azimuth compass point road

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Antonyms

separate split disorder allot set against

Hypernyms

line

Phrases with the word

rhumb lines the length in nautical miles of the rhumb linejoining any two places on the earth's surface rhumb lines sequentially rhumb lines sequentially joining sequentially joining with rhumb lines

Examples

If α is neither 0 nor then the above figure of the infinitesimal elements shows that the length of an infinitesimal rhumb line on the sphere between latitudes φ; and φ + δφ is a sec α δφ. Source: Internet

One problem is the variation of scale with latitude, and another is that straight lines on the map ( rhumb lines ), other than the meridians or the equator, do not correspond to great circles. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Rhue Rhule rhum rhumb line rhumb lines rhumb lines sequentially