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loxodromic

Meaning of "loxodromic" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LOXODROMIC

From Greek loxos oblique + dromikos relating to a course.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF LOXODROMIC

ˌlɒksəˈdrɒmɪk


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOXODROMIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Loxodromic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LOXODROMIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of loxodromic in the English dictionary

The definition of loxodromic in the dictionary is of or relating to rhumb lines or to map projections on which rhumb lines appear straight, as on a Mercator projection.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LOXODROMIC

anatomic · antidromic · atomic · autonomic · comic · desmodromic · diatomic · economic · ergonomic · gastronomic · genomic · hippodromic · macroeconomic · nomic · orthodromic · palindromic · prodromic · socioeconomic · syndromic · taxonomic

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LOXODROMIC

lowness · lowp · lowrider · lowrie · lowry · lowse · lowsing time · lowveld · lox · loxodrome · loxodromical · loxodromically · loxodromics · loxodromy · loy · loya jirga · loyal · loyalism · loyalist · loyally

WORDS THAT END LIKE LOXODROMIC

achromic · agronomic · bathochromic · bromic · chromic · dichromic · dromic · enantiodromic · heliochromic · hydrobromic · hypsochromic · monochromic · photochromic · polyatomic · polychromic · proteomic · thermochromic · triatomic · trichromic · uneconomic

Synonyms and antonyms of loxodromic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «loxodromic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LOXODROMIC

Find out the translation of loxodromic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of loxodromic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «loxodromic» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

loxodromic
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

loxodrómica
570 millions of speakers
en

English

loxodromic
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

loxodromic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

loxodromic
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

локсодромическим
278 millions of speakers
pt

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loxodrómica
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

loxodromic
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

loxodromique
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Loxodromic
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

loxodromische
180 millions of speakers
ja

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loxodromic
130 millions of speakers
ko

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loxodromic
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Loxodromic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

loxodromic
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

loxodromic
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

लक्सोड्रोमिक
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

kerte hattında seyre ait
70 millions of speakers
it

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loxodromic
65 millions of speakers
pl

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loxodromic
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

локсодроміческій
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

loxodromic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μήκος λοξοδρομικής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

loxodromic
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kompass
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

loxodromic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of loxodromic

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LOXODROMIC»

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOXODROMIC»

Discover the use of loxodromic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to loxodromic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Hyperbolic Manifolds and Discrete Groups
loxodromic: Z(g) > 0; ' parabolic: £(g) = 0 but g does not have a fixed point in IHI"; ' elliptic: g fixes a point in ll-ll”. Any loxodromic element h has a unique invariant geodesic Ah in ll-ll". This invariant geodesic is called the axis of h. The restriction  ...
Michael Kapovich, 2009
2
Invitation to the Mathematics of Fermat-Wiles
Itis clearthatthe loxodromic functions of multiplicatorq form a field,whichwe call Lq . It is also clear that the loxodromic functions satisfy structure theorems analogous to the theorems concerning elliptic functions. Theorem 2.9.1 Every entire ...
Yves Hellegouarch, 2001
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Hyperbolic Geometry from a Local Viewpoint
Lemma 5.1.1 If G is a non-elementary group then G must contain infinitely many distinct loxodromic elements. Proof. First assume there are no parabolic or loxodromic elements. Because the group is non-elementary, there must be at least two ...
Linda Keen, Nikola Lakic, 2007
4
Conformal Geometry of Discrete Groups and Manifolds
Namely, we say that loxodromic fixed points (i.e., fixed points of loxodromic elements) are dense in A(G) x A(G) if, for any disjoint open neighborhoods V\ and V2 of arbitrary limit points ATI and *2, there exists a loxodromic element g e G with ...
Boris Nikolaevich Apanasov, 2000
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Discontinuous Groups and Riemann Surfaces: Proceedings
Proceedings Leon Greenberg. Then g(x) = gfg-1(g(x)) = f(g(x)). Thus g leaves fp, °°| invariant. Since g(:*>) = ~, g(p) = p. We now consider the general case, where F" need not be trivial. Let g ( F" and let f be a loxodromic element in F, with fixed ...
Leon Greenberg, 1974
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Recreations in mathematics and natural philosophy, ...
But, for the sake of farther illustration, let us suppose a loxodromic line inclined to the meridian at an angle of 60 degrees, with its infinite circumvolutions around the pole ; if we employ the following proportion, As the cosine of 60 degrees, ...
Jacques Ozanam, Jean Étienne Montucla, 1803
7
Discrete Groups in Space and Uniformization Problems
g is a loxodromic element of a non-elementary Klelnian group GcMob(n), then for each open neighbourhood U of any limit point xeA(G) there exists a g, e G such that the fixed points of the loxodromic element g\gg? lie in U. We say that the ...
B. Apanasov, 1991
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The Coxeter Legacy: Reflections and Projections
Next, consider a simple closed geodesic g of length / bounded from above by en. g gives rise to a loxodromic element 7 6 F with translational length l(g) along its axis a. An n-dimensional collar theorem due to C. Cao and P. Waterman [4] ...
Harold Scott Macdonald Coxeter, Chandler Davis, Erich W. Ellers
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Complex Kleinian Groups
(iv) A loxodromic element belongs to one and only one of the following four classes: loxo-parabolic, homothety, screw or strongly loxodromic. Proof. Let ˆg be an element in PSL(3,C) \ {Id}, and g ∈ SL(3,C) a lift with eigenvalues λi, i = 1,2,3.
Angel Cano, Juan Pablo Navarrete, Seade Kuri José Antonio, 2012
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Discontinuous Groups and Automorphic Functions
This is no longer possible where there is more than one limit point.5 THEOREM. If Y has more than one point, I' contains hyperbolic or loxodromic substitutions. Assume I' contains only elliptic and parabolic elements. I' does not consist only of  ...
Joseph Lehner, 1982

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOXODROMIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term loxodromic is used in the context of the following news items.
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There's no perfect map but Mercator's is marvellous
Navigators could now plot a loxodromic course as a straight line, joining their departure point and destination, and follow this course across the ... «Irish Times, May 15»
REFERENCE
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