loxodrome|ˈlɒksədrəʊm| [f.Gr. λοξό-ς oblique + δρόµ-ος course.] =loxodromic line. 1880Libr.Univ.Knowl. (N.Y.) X. 436 The loxodrome, or loxodromic line.1888Greenhill Integral Calculus 31 A loxodrome on the sphere, cutting the meridians at a constant angle.