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Noun Concept

Categories: Cartography, Geodesy, Spherical curves, All articles needing additional references, Spirals

rhumb line rhumb loxodrome loxodromes Rhumb-line

A line on a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same angle; the path taken by a ship or plane that maintains a constant compass direction WordNet 3.0

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A line on a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same angle; the path taken by a ship or plane that maintains a constant compass direction WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

In navigation, a rhumb line, rhumb, or loxodrome is an arc crossing all meridians of longitude at the same angle, that is, a path with constant bearing as measured relative to true north. Wikipedia

A navigational path with a constant bearing Wikipedia Disambiguation

An arc crossing all meridians of longitude at the same angle Wikipedia Disambiguation

A line on a surface (such as the Earth) that cuts all meridians at a constant angle (but not a right angle) – on Earth, the path followed by a ship or aircraft that maintains a constant course by the compass. Wiktionary

A line which crosses successive meridians at a constant angle. Wiktionary

A line that cuts all meridians at the same angle, the path of a vessel that maintains a constant compass direction. Wiktionary

A line cutting all meridians at a constant angle. Wiktionary (translation)

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spiral

DESCRIBED BY SOURCE

The Nuttall Encyclopædia

Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition

DISCOVERER OR INVENTOR

Pedro Nunes

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