- orthodromics
- n. navigation by great circle.
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orthodromics
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Orthodromics — Or tho*drom ics, n. The art of sailing in a direct course, or on the arc of a great circle, which is the shortest distance between any two points on the surface of the globe; great circle sailing; orthodromy. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
orthodromics — or·tho·drom·ics … English syllables
orthodromics — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷miks noun plural but singular or plural in construction Etymology: French orthodromique, from orthodromie orthodromy + ique ic : orthodromy * * * orthodˈromy or orthodromˈics noun Great circle sailing, ie sailing by the most direct… … Useful english dictionary
