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==English==
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[[File:Loxodrome.png|thumb|'''loxodrome''' spiraling towards the north pole]]

===Etymology===
{{back-form|en|loxodromic}}, from {{uder|en|grc|λοξός||oblique}} + {{m|grc|δρόμος||course}} via {{uder|en|fr|-}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˈlɒksədɹəʊm/|a=UK}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun}}

# {{lb|en|mathematics|nautical}} A [[line]] on a [[surface]] (such as the [[Earth]]) that cuts all [[meridian]]s at a constant [[angle]] (but not a [[right angle]]) – on Earth, the [[path]] followed by a [[ship]] or [[aircraft]] that maintains a [[constant]] [[course]] by the [[compass]].

====Synonyms====
* {{l|en|rhumb line}}
* {{l|en|rhumb}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|en|loxodromic}}
* {{l|en|loxodromic transformation}}
* {{l|en|loxodromics}}

====Translations====
{{trans-see|A line which crosses successive meridians at a constant angle|rhumb line}}

===See also===
* {{l|en|great circle}}

{{cln|en|terms suffixed with -drome}}
{{C|en|Curves|Shapes in non-Euclidean geometry}}