orthodromic
English
Etymology
From ortho- + Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos, “a course, race course, road”) + -ic.
Adjective
orthodromic (not comparable)
- Of or relating to a means of navigation by following an arc of the great circle corresponding to the shortest distance between two points on the globe.
- Passing along neurological impulses in a normal (expected) direction. (of neurons)
- Antonym: antidromic
Translations
passing along neurological impulses in a normal direction
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