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单词 rhumb
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rhumb


rhumb

R0226900 (rŭm, rŭmb)n.1. A rhumb line.2. One of the points of the mariner's compass.
[Possibly from Spanish or Portuguese rumbo, course, direction, ultimately from Latin rhombus, rhombus; see rhombus.]

rhumb

(rʌm) n1. (Mathematics) short for rhumb line2. (Navigation) short for rhumb line

rhumb


(rum, rumb),
n. 1. rhumb line. 2. a point of the compass. [1570–80; < Sp rumbo < Latin rhombus rhombus]
Thesaurus
Noun1.rhumb - a line on a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same angle; the path taken by a ship or plane that maintains a constant compass directionloxodrome, rhumb lineline - a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent

EncyclopediaSeerhumb line

rhumb


  • noun

Synonyms for rhumb

noun a line on a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same angle

Synonyms

  • loxodrome
  • rhumb line

Related Words

  • line
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