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单词 equiangular spiral
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Equiangular spiral


(Math.) See under Spiral, n.
a plane curve which cuts all its generatrices at the same angle. Same as Logarithmic spiral, under Logarithmic.

See also: Equiangular, Spiral

equiangular spiral


equiangular spiral

[¦ē·kwē¦aŋ·gyə·lər ′spī·rəl] (mathematics) logarithmic spiral

rhumb line

rhumb lineA rhumb line crosses all meridians at the same angle.A line on the surface of the earth that cuts all meridians at the same angle. It appears as a curved line on the surface of a sphere. Only one such line may be drawn through any two points. Although this is not the shortest distance, the direction is constant. Normally, flights of less than 1,000 NM distance follow the rhumb-line track, whereas flights of a longer distance follow the great-circle track. Also called an equiangular spiral, loxodrome, loxodromic curve, or Mercator track.
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