ORTHODROMICS

Noun

orthodromics (uncountable)

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Source: Wiktionary


Or`tho*drom"ics, n.

Definition: The art of sailing in a direct course, or on the arc of a great circle, which is the shortest distance between any two points on the surface of the globe; great-circle sailing; orthodromy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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