orthodromic

形容词 adj.

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Of or relating to a means of navigation by following an arc of the great circle corresponding to the shortest distance between two points on the globe. not-comparable
  2. Passing along neurological impulses in a normal (expected) direction. (of neurons) not-comparable

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Proto-Indo-European *h₃erdʰ-der.
Proto-Hellenic *ortʰwós
Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós)lbor.
English ortho-
Proto-Indo-European *drem-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Hellenic *-os
Ancient Greek -ος (-os)
Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos)
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icuslbor.
Old French -iquebor.
Middle English -ik
English -ic
English orthodromic
From ortho- + Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos, “a course, race course, road”) + English -ic.
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