Get to know Rhumb better with 2 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like line.
Rhumb meaning
- A line which crosses successive meridians at a constant angle.
- Any of the 32 points of the compass.
- A unit of angular measure equal to 1/32 of a circle or 11.25°.
Synonyms of Rhumb
Using Rhumb
- The main meaning on this page is: A line which crosses successive meridians at a constant angle. | Any of the 32 points of the compass. | A unit of angular measure equal to 1/32 of a circle or 11.25°.
- Useful related words include: rhumb line, loxodrome, line.
Context around Rhumb
- Average sentence length in these examples: 35 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Rhumb
- In this selection, "rhumb" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 35 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, infinitesimal, map, line and lines stand out and add context to how "rhumb" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include an infinitesimal rhumb line on and the map rhumb lines other. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "rhumb" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with rhumb
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
One problem is the variation of scale with latitude, and another is that straight lines on the map ( rhumb lines ), other than the meridians or the equator, do not correspond to great circles. (33 words)
If α is neither 0 nor then the above figure of the infinitesimal elements shows that the length of an infinitesimal rhumb line on the sphere between latitudes φ; and φ + δφ is a sec α δφ. (37 words)
If α is neither 0 nor then the above figure of the infinitesimal elements shows that the length of an infinitesimal rhumb line on the sphere between latitudes φ; and φ + δφ is a sec α δφ. (37 words)
One problem is the variation of scale with latitude, and another is that straight lines on the map ( rhumb lines ), other than the meridians or the equator, do not correspond to great circles. (33 words)
Example sentences (2)
If α is neither 0 nor then the above figure of the infinitesimal elements shows that the length of an infinitesimal rhumb line on the sphere between latitudes φ; and φ + δφ is a sec α δφ.
One problem is the variation of scale with latitude, and another is that straight lines on the map ( rhumb lines ), other than the meridians or the equator, do not correspond to great circles.