Synonyms for "rhumb" (20 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (4)

Noun(2 words)

loxodromerhumb line

rhumb linedegree

Strong matches (6)

eastisoazimuthalloxodromenorthnortheast

Noun(1 words)

isoazimuthal

Related words (10)

northwardnorthwestsouthsoutheastsouthwardsouthwestsunrisesunsetwestwestward

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

1 entries

line

Synonyms

2 entries

loxodromerhumb line

derived

2 entries

rhumb sailingrhumb-line

has context

1 entries

navigation

related to

1 entries

meridian

Translations

21 translations across 11 languages.

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Arabic

2 entries

• خَنّ noun (a unit of angular measure equal to 1/32 of a circle or 11.25°)
• دِيرَة noun (one of the 32 points of the compass (compass points))

Bulgarian

1 entries

• румб noun (one of the 32 points of the compass (compass points))

Finnish

2 entries

• kompassipiiru noun (one of the 32 points of the compass (compass points))
• kompassipiiru noun (a unit of angular measure equal to 1/32 of a circle or 11.25°)

French

4 entries

• rhumb noun (one of the 32 points of the compass (compass points))
• rhumb noun (a unit of angular measure equal to 1/32 of a circle or 11.25°)
• rumb noun (one of the 32 points of the compass (compass points))
• rumb noun (a unit of angular measure equal to 1/32 of a circle or 11.25°)

German

3 entries

• Kompasspunkt noun (one of the 32 points of the compass (compass points))
• Rhumb noun (one of the 32 points of the compass (compass points))
• Rhumb noun (a unit of angular measure equal to 1/32 of a circle or 11.25°)

Hungarian

1 entries

• szélvonal noun (one of the 32 points of the compass (compass points))

Italian

2 entries

• rombo di bussola noun (one of the 32 points of the compass (compass points))
• rombo di bussola noun (a unit of angular measure equal to 1/32 of a circle or 11.25°)

Polish

2 entries

• rumb noun (one of the 32 points of the compass (compass points))
• rumb noun (a unit of angular measure equal to 1/32 of a circle or 11.25°)

Portuguese

1 entries

• rumo noun (one of the 32 points of the compass (compass points))

Romanian

1 entries

• cart noun (a unit of angular measure equal to 1/32 of a circle or 11.25°)

Swedish

2 entries

• kompassträck noun (one of the 32 points of the compass (compass points))
• kompassträck noun (a unit of angular measure equal to 1/32 of a circle or 11.25°)

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