- loxodograph
- lox·od·o·graph
English syllables. 2014.
loxodograph
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loxodograph — device used to record ship s travels Nautical Terms Scientific Instruments … Phrontistery dictionary
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
Nautical Terms — Ahoy, mateys! This be a fair and true listing of words having to do with ships and sailing, 225 of them in all. These terms come mainly from the great age of sailing ships, the 16th to 18th centuries, and almost all hail from the two great… … Phrontistery dictionary
Scientific Instruments — Have you ever been in the middle of a class lecture, medical examination or episode of Star Trek only to realise suddenly that you have no clue what all those gizmos, gadgets and other scientific instruments actually do? If so, your problems are… … Phrontistery dictionary
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
