- loxodograph
- device used to record ship's travels
Phrontistery dictionary. 2013.
loxodograph
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loxodograph — lox·od·o·graph … English syllables
loxodograph — n. device for recording ship s course. ♦ loxodrome, n. line on globe equally oblique to all meridians. ♦ loxodromics, n. sailing on loxodromes … Dictionary of difficult words
loxodograph — läkˈsädəˌgraf, rȧf noun Etymology: lox + Greek hodos way, course + English graph more at cede : an apparatus for recording a ship s course by magnetism and photography or other registering device … Useful english dictionary
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lox- — combining form or loxo Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, from loxos; akin to Middle Irish losc lame, Old English eln ell more at ell : oblique … Useful english dictionary
