loxodrome
(ˈlɒksədrəʊm)
[f. Gr. λοξό-ς oblique + δρόµ-ος course.]
= loxodromic line.
| 1880 Libr. Univ. Knowl. (N.Y.) X. 436 The loxodrome, or loxodromic line. 1888 Greenhill Integral Calculus 31 A loxodrome on the sphere, cutting the meridians at a constant angle. |