rhumb
rhumb · rhumbs
Rhumb, Kompasspunkt
A line which crosses successive meridians at a constant angleA line which crosses successive meridians at a constant angle.
/ɹʌm/
Meaning
3 sensesA line which crosses successive meridians at a constant angle.
a line on a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same angle; the path taken by a ship or plane that maintains a constant compass direction
Any of the 32 points of the compass.
Kompasspunkt, Rhumb
A unit of angular measure equal to 1/32 of a circle or 11.25°.
Rhumb
Translations
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By meaning 1
one of the 32 points of the compass (compass points):
Origin
Borrowed from Spanish rumbo or Portuguese rumo, from Latin rhombus, from Ancient Greek ῥόμBorrowed from Spanish rumbo or Portuguese rumo, from Latin rhombus, from Ancient Greek ῥόμβος (rhómbos). Doublet of rhomb and rhombus.
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Forms
plural: rhumbsSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a line on a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same angle; the path taken by a ship or plane that maintains a constant compass direction:rhumb lineloxodrome
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedrhumb sailing