Rhumb definitions

Rhumb

1) Any compass point 2) Any point of the compass 3) Compass point 4) Line 5) Loxodrome 6) Point on a compass card 7) Rhumb line
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Rhumb

1) Ese 2) Loxodrome
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rhumb

compass point
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Rhumb

• (n.) A line which crosses successive meridians at a constant angle; -- called also rhumb line, and loxodromic curve. See Loxodromic.
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rhumb

<astronomy> A line which crosses successive meridians at a constant angle; called also rhumb line, and loxodromic curve. See Loxodromic. To sail on a rhumb, to sail continuously on one course, following a rhumb line. ... Origin: F. Rumb, Sp. Rumbo, or Pg. Rumbo, rumo, probably fr. Gr. A magic wheel, a whirling motion, hence applied to a point...
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Rhumb

Rhumb noun [ French rumb , Spanish rumbo , or Portuguese rumbo , rumo , probably from Greek ......... a magic wheel, a whirling motion, hence applied to a point of the compass. See Rhomb .] (Navigation) A line which crosses successive meridians at a constant a...
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