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rhumb en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ɹʌm/
  • /ɹʌmb/

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish rumbo or Portuguese rumo, from Latin rhombus, from Ancient Greek ῥόμβος (rhómbos). Doublet of rhomb and rhombus.

Meanings

  1. (qualifier:navigation) A line which crosses successive meridians at a constant angle.
  2. (qualifier:navigation) Any of the 32 points of the compass.
  3. (qualifier:navigation) A unit of angular measure equal to 1/32 of a circle or 11.25°.

Forms

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rhumbs Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

rhumb-line · rhumb sailing

Synonyms

rhumb line · loxodrome

Translations (21)

sv kompassträck (one of the 32 points of the compass (compass points)) · de Kompasspunkt (one of the 32 points of the compass (compass points)) · sv kompassträck (a unit of angular measure equal to 1/32 of a circle or 11.25°) · it rombo di bussola (a unit of angular measure equal to 1/32 of a circle or 11.25°) · pl rumb (a unit of angular measure equal to 1/32 of a circle or 11.25°) · de Rhumb (a unit of angular measure equal to 1/32 of a circle or 11.25°) · pl rumb (one of the 32 points of the compass (compass points)) · it rombo di bussola (one of the 32 points of the compass (compass points)) · bg румб (one of the 32 points of the compass (compass points)) · fi kompassipiiru (a unit of angular measure equal to 1/32 of a circle or 11.25°) · pt rumo (one of the 32 points of the compass (compass points)) · ar خَنّ (a unit of angular measure equal to 1/32 of a circle or 11.25°) · fi kompassipiiru (one of the 32 points of the compass (compass points)) · fr rumb (a unit of angular measure equal to 1/32 of a circle or 11.25°) · fr rumb (one of the 32 points of the compass (compass points)) · fr rhumb (one of the 32 points of the compass (compass points)) · de Rhumb (one of the 32 points of the compass (compass points)) · ar دِيرَة (one of the 32 points of the compass (compass points)) · fr rhumb (a unit of angular measure equal to 1/32 of a circle or 11.25°) · hu szélvonal (one of the 32 points of the compass (compass points)) · ro cart (a unit of angular measure equal to 1/32 of a circle or 11.25°)