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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Rhumb \Rhumb\, n. [F. rumb, Sp. rumbo, or Pg. rumbo, rumo,
probably fr. Gr. ??? a magic wheel, a whirling motion, hence
applied to a point of the compass. See Rhomb.] (Navigation)
A line which crosses successive meridians at a constant
angle; -- called also rhumb line, and loxodromic curve.
See Loxodromic.
[1913 Webster]
To sail on a rhumb, to sail continuously on one course,
following a rhumb line.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Rhumb \Rhumb\, n. [F. rumb, Sp. rumbo, or Pg. rumbo, rumo,
probably fr. Gr. ??? a magic wheel, a whirling motion, hence
applied to a point of the compass. See Rhomb.] (Navigation)
A line which crosses successive meridians at a constant
angle; -- called also rhumb line, and loxodromic curve.
See Loxodromic.
To sail on a rhumb, to sail continuously on one course,
following a rhumb line.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
rhumb
n : 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 [syn: rhumb line, loxodrome]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
rhumb
n.
1 (lb en navigation) A line which crosses successive meridians at a
constant angle
2 (lb en navigation) One of the 32 points of the compass (compass
points)
3 (lb en navigation) A unit of angular measure equal to 1/32 of a
circle or 11.25°
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
rhumb
n.
1 (lb en navigation) A line which crosses successive meridians at a
constant angle
2 (lb en navigation) One of the 32 points of the compass (compass
points)
3 (lb en navigation) A unit of angular measure equal to 1/32 of a
circle or 11.25°
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
rhumb
n.
1 (lb en navigation) A line which crosses successive meridians at a
constant angle
2 (lb en navigation) One of the 32 points of the compass (compass
points)
3 (lb en navigation) A unit of angular measure equal to 1/32 of a
circle or 11.25°
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
rhumb
n.
1 (lb en navigation) A line which crosses successive meridians at a
constant angle
2 (lb en navigation) One of the 32 points of the compass (compass
points)
3 (lb en navigation) A unit of angular measure equal to 1/32 of a
circle or 11.25°
From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
rhumb //ɹʌm// //ɹʌmb//
румб
one of the 32 points of the compass (compass points)
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
rhumb //ɹʌm// //ɹʌmb//
kompassipiiru 2.
a unit of angular measure equal to 1/32 of a circle or 11.25°
3.
one of the 32 points of the compass (compass points)
From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
rhumb //ɹʌm// //ɹʌmb//
kompassträck 2.
a unit of angular measure equal to 1/32 of a circle or 11.25°
3.
one of the 32 points of the compass (compass points)
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
rhumb /ɹˈuːm/
1. (den.) kerte, pusulanın 32 kısmından her biri
2. bütün meridyenleri aynı açıda kateden hat.
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
n. 罗盘方位,罗盘方位线,航程线;
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 罗盘方位,罗盘方位线,航程线
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