loxodograph

noun

lox·​od·​o·​graph

läkˈsädəˌgraf,

-rȧf

: an apparatus for recording a ship's course by magnetism and photography or other registering device

Word History

Etymology

lox- + Greek hodos way, course + English -graph

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