Word: loxodromics
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: lox
o
drom
ics
Definition: The art or method of sailing on the loxodrome.
Morphemes:
Affix: loxodrome
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A line on a surface (such as the Earth) that cuts all meridians at a constant angle (but not a right angle) – on Earth, the path followed by a ship or aircraft that maintains a constant course by the compass.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: λοξός
Language: grc
Decoded: loxos
Meaning: oblique
Affix: δρόμος
Language: grc
Decoded: dromos
Meaning: course
Affix: -ics
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms nouns referring to fields of knowledge or practice.