Orthodromics
Pronunciation : Or`tho*drom"ics
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: 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
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