Associations to the word «Loxodrome»

Wiktionary

LOXODROME, noun. (mathematics) A line on a surface (such as the Earth) that cuts all meridians at a constant angle (but not a right angle).
LOXODROME, noun. (nautical) A line which crosses successive meridians at a constant angle, the path followed by a ship or aircraft that maintains a constant course by the compass.

Dictionary definition

LOXODROME, noun. 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 direction.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke