🔤 Loxodromes ✨
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URDU
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Roman Urdu:
pathar ka chakkar
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ENGLISH
📚noun
loxodromes
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PRONUNCIATION
Standard: /ˈ lɒksəˌdroʊmz /
Phonetic: lok -so- drohmz
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DEFINITION
A curve that crosses all meridians of longitude at a constant angle, also known as a rhumb line, typically used in navigation.
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES
Loxodromes are used in navigation for plotting constant directional courses.
The path of a ship following a loxodrome is not the shortest route.
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SYNONYMS
rhumb line navigational path
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ANTONYMS
great circle
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