loxodrome vs rhumb

loxodrome and rhumb both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
loxodrome	Yes	No	No	No
rhumb	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, loxodrome and rhumb are synonyms defined as:

loxodrome and rhumb: a line on a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same angle; the path taken by a ship or plane that maintains a constant compass direction

Other synonyms of loxodrome include rhumb line.

loxodrome (noun)	rhumb (noun)
a line on a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same angle; the path taken by a ship or plane that maintains a constant compass direction	a line on a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same angle; the path taken by a ship or plane that maintains a constant compass direction