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Definition: loxodromic curve
Rhumb
\Rhumb\, n. [F. rumb, Sp. rumbo, or Pg. rumbo, rumo,
probably fr. Gr. ??? 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
angle; -- called also
rhumb line, and
loxodromic curve.
See
Loxodromic.
[1913 Webster]
To sail on a rhumb, to sail continuously on one course,
following a rhumb line.
[1913 Webster]
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