rhumb

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rhumb

/ɹʌm/
/ɹʌmb/

Rhymes with -ʌm, -ʌmb

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

noun rhumbs

A line which crosses successive meridians at a constant angle.
Similar: rhumb line, loxodrome
Any of the 32 points of the compass.
A unit of angular measure equal to 1/32 of a circle or 11.25°.

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

Português	rumo
Français	rumb, rhumb
Deutsch	Kompasspunkt, Rhumb
Italiano	rombo di bussola
العربية	دِيرَة dīra

noun a unit of angular measure equal to 1/32 of a circle or 11.25°

Français	rumb, rhumb
Deutsch	Rhumb
Italiano	rombo di bussola
Română	cart
العربية	خَنّ ḵann

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@misc{rhumb_2026,
  title = {rhumb},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rhumb},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}