Words Like RHUMB
We have put together a list of words that are similar to RHUMB.
2 Alternative Words Similar to rhumb
7 definitions of rhumb
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A vertical circle of the celestial sphere.
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A point of the compass, a thirty-second part of the circle of the horizon, 11° 15' in azimuth.
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The course of a ship constantly moving at the same angle to its meridian; a rhumb-line.
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A line which crosses successive meridians at a constant angle
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One of the 32 points of the compass (compass points)
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A unit of angular measure equal to 1/32nd of a circle or 11.25°
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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