orthodromy
English
Etymology
Compare French orthodromie.
Noun
orthodromy (uncountable)
- The act or art of sailing on a great circle.
Related terms
- orthodromic
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for orthodromy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
Anagrams
- hydromotor