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rhumb
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As a noun, rhumb means a line which crosses successive meridians at a constant angle.
Meanings of rhumb
4 meaningsnoun
navigationA line which crosses successive meridians at a constant angle
navigationOne of the 32 points of the compass (compass points)
navigationA unit of angular measure equal to 1/32 of a circle or 11.25°
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 directionlocation
Similar: rhumb line, loxodrome
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
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noun: a line on a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same an…
rhumb lineloxodrome
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