loxodrome

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈlɒksədɹəʊm/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. 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.

词形变化

loxodromes plural

词源

Back-formation from loxodromic, from Ancient Greek λοξός (loxós, “oblique”) + δρόμος (drómos, “course”) via French.
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