Loxodromic
[lok-suh-drom-ik] /ˌlɒk səˈdrɒm ɪk/
adjective
1.
noting, pertaining to, or according to loxodromes or rhumb lines.
2.
noting or pertaining to a map projection, as Mercator’s projection, in which rhumb lines appear as straight lines.
/ˌlɒksəˈdrɒmɪk/
adjective
1.
of or relating to rhumb lines or to map projections on which rhumb lines appear straight, as on a Mercator projection
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