lox|o|drom|ic

lox|o|drom|ic
lox|o|drom|ic «LOK suh DROM ihk», adjective.
having to do with sailing obliquely across meridians on a rhumb line.
[< Greek loxós oblique + drómos a course + English -ic]
lox´o|drom´i|cal|ly, adverb.

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  • lox´o|drom´i|cal|ly — lox|o|drom|ic «LOK suh DROM ihk», adjective. having to do with sailing obliquely across meridians on a rhumb line. ╂[< Greek loxós oblique + drómos a course + English ic] –lox´o|drom´i|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • lox|o|drom|i|cal — «LOK suh DROM uh kuhl», adjective. = loxodromic. (Cf. ↑loxodromic) …   Useful english dictionary

  • lox|o|drom|ics — «LOK suh DROM ihks», noun. the art of sailing obliquely across meridians on a rhumb line …   Useful english dictionary

  • lox — lox·ia; lox·o·clase; lox·o·cosm; lox·od·o·graph; lox·o·don·ta; lox·o·drome; lox·o·drom·ic; lox·om·ma; lox·om·moid; lox·os·ce·les; lox·o·so·ma; lox·y·gen; odon·to·lox·ia; phyl·lox·era; phyl·lox·er·i·dae; si·lox·ane; lox; lox·o·dont;… …   English syllables

  • drom — drom·e·dary; drom·ic; drom·o·ma·nia; drom·ond; drom·os; drom·o·trop·ic; hip·po·drom·ic; hy·drom·e·ter; hy·drom·e·trid; hy·drom·e·try; lox·o·drom·ic; or·tho·drom·ics; phy·co·drom·i·dae; or·tho·drom·ic; an·a·drom·ic; an·ti·drom·i·cal·ly;… …   English syllables

  • loxodromic — lox·o·drom·ic …   English syllables

  • loxodromic — lox•o•drom•ic [[t]ˌlɒk səˈdrɒm ɪk[/t]] adj. geo navig. of, pertaining to, or according to rhumb lines • Etymology: 1695–1705; < Gk loxó(s) slanting, crosswise +dromikós of a course; see drome, ic lox o•drom′i•cal•ly, adv …   From formal English to slang

  • loxodromical — lox·o·drom·i·cal …   English syllables

  • loxodromically — lox·o·drom·i·cal·ly …   English syllables

  • o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

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