orthodrome

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ortho- +‎ -drome (“path”)

Noun[edit]

orthodrome (plural orthodromes)

  1. (geometry) A great circle, or part of one.
    Coordinate term: rhumb line (loxodrome)

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