Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

loxodromic

/lɒksəˈdɹɒmɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lox-o-dromic
IPA: /lɒksəˈdɹɒmɪk/

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to motion at a constant angle to the meridians; on a set compass bearing.

adj

Preserving angles between curves, such as in a Möbius transformation that is not elliptic or parabolic.

noun

A path or curve on the surface of a sphere that intersects all meridians at a constant angle.

Example Sentences

"[…]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[…]"

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

loxodromics (plural)

Derived Forms

loxodrome loxodromically nonloxodromic

Phrases

loxodromic transformation

Questions

How do you pronounce loxodromic?: The recorded pronunciation is /lɒksəˈdɹɒmɪk/.
What does loxodromic mean?: Pertaining to motion at a constant angle to the meridians; on a set compass bearing.
Where does loxodromic come from?: From French loxodromique, from Ancient Greek λοξός (loxós, “oblique”) + δρόμος (drómos, “course”).

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