a. [ Gr. &unr_; slanting, oblique + &unr_; a running, course; cf. F. loxodromique. ] Pertaining to sailing on rhumb lines;
Loxodromic curve
Loxodromic line
n. The art or method of sailing on the loxodromic or rhumb line. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The act or process of tracing a loxodromic curve; the act of moving as if in a loxodromic curve. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. loxodromic. ] The science of loxodromics. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]