Rhumb
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解释:
(n.) A line which crosses successive meridians at a constant angle; -- called also rhumb line, and loxodromic curve. See Loxodromic.
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解释:
n. any vertical circle hence any point of the compass.—ns. Rhumb′-line a line which cuts all the meridians at the same angle; Rhumb′-sail′ing the course of a vessel keeping straight on a rhumb-line.
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