| 单词 | loxodromic |
| 释义 | loxodromic[ lok-suh-drom-ik ] / ˌlɒk səˈdrɒm ɪk / adjectivenoting, pertaining to, or according to loxodromes or rhumb lines. noting or pertaining to a map projection, as Mercator's projection, in which rhumb lines appear as straight lines. Also lox·o·drom·i·cal . Origin of loxodromic1695–1705; <Greek loxó(s) slanting, crosswise + dromikós of a course; see -drome, -ic OTHER WORDS FROM loxodromiclox·o·drom·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·lox·o·drom·ic, adjectivenon·lox·o·drom·i·cal, adjectiveWords nearby loxodromiclow-water mark, low wine, lox, loxodont, loxodrome, loxodromic, loxodromics, loxoscelism, Loy, loya jirga, loyal Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for loxodromic
British Dictionary definitions for loxodromicloxodromic loxodromical/ (ˌlɒksəˈdrɒmɪk) / adjectiveof or relating to rhumb lines or to map projections on which rhumb lines appear straight, as on a Mercator projection Derived forms of loxodromicloxodromically, adverbWord Origin for loxodromicC17: from Greek loxos oblique + dromikos relating to a course Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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