loxodromicaladj.
/lɒksəʊˈdrɒmɪkəl/ = loxodromic adj.
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society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > [adjective] > types of navigation
loxodromic1702
loxodromical1704
orthodromic1775
astronautical1848
radio navigational1921
1704 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum I. at Loxodromiques Loxodromical Tables.
1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Loxodromical or Loxodromick, (in Navigat.) belonging to the Method of oblique Sailing.
Derivatives
loxoˈdromically adv.
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1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Mercator's sailing. Performed loxodromically by means of Mercator's charts.
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