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loxodromic
lox·o·drom·ic [ lòksə drómmik ] or lox·o·drom·i·cal [ lòksə drómmik'l ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
relating to type of map projection: relating to a map in which the rhumb lines appear straight, or to the rhumb lines on such a map
[Late 17th century. < French loxodromique< Greek loxos "oblique" + dromos "course"]

lox·o·drom·i·cal·ly adverb
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