loxodromic

名词 n. 形容词 adj.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A path or curve on the surface of a sphere that intersects all meridians at a constant angle.
形容词 adj.
  1. Pertaining to motion at a constant angle to the meridians; on a set compass bearing. not-comparable
    — […]and who was himself on the early threshold of a decision precisely the opposite in its motives and predispositions, a ship, as it were, straining at its moorings in a contrary current and arming for its sinuous and loxodromic voyage to the richer though silted harbor of Rye[…]
  2. Preserving angles between curves, such as in a Möbius transformation that is not elliptic or parabolic. not-comparable

词形变化

loxodromics plural

词源

词源 1
From French loxodromique, from Ancient Greek λοξός (loxós, “oblique”) + δρόμος (drómos, “course”).
词源 2
From French loxodromique, from Ancient Greek λοξός (loxós, “oblique”) + δρόμος (drómos, “course”).
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