rhumb

(Engels)

1. A line which crosses successive meridians at a constant angle.
2. Any of the 32 points of the compass.
3. A unit of angular measure equal to 1/32 of a circle or 11.25°.

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ɹʌm/

Etymologie (Engels)

Borrowed from Spanish rumbo or Portuguese rumo, from Latin rhombus, from Ancient Greek ῥόμβος (rhómbos). Doublet of rhomb and rhombus.

Concepten

windstreek

kompasstreek

Synoniemen

loxodrome

rhumb line

point

Vertalingen

rombo

lossodromica

lossodromia

linea dei rombi

loksodroma

loxodrómia

loxodromie

kerte

rhumb