Definition
A right-angle or half-compass point used in navigation, representing half of a traditional compass rhumb or point.
Etymology
From demi- (half) + rhumb (from Dutch/Spanish routing term, ultimately from Latin rhombus). This nautical term appears in 16th-17th century navigation texts as sailors developed more precise directional vocabulary.
Kelly Says
Medieval sailors used 'rhumb' for the 32 points of a compass, but as navigation got more precise, they needed finer divisions, creating terms like demirhumb for the angles in between.
Translations
ARالعربية
ديميرهومب
dīmīrhūmb
BNবাংলা
ডেমিরহাম্ব
ḍēmirahāmba
CACatalà
demirhumb
/dəmirˈumb/
CSČeština
demirhumb
/dɛmɪrhumːb/
DADansk
demirhumb
/dɛmɪʁˈhʊmb/
DEDeutsch
Demirhumb
/deːˈmiʁhʊmb/
ELΕλληνικά
демιρχούμπ
/ðemirˈxumb/
ESEspañol
demirhumb
demirhumb
FAفارسی
دمیر هومب
/demir hōmb/
FISuomi
demirhumb
/demirhumb/
FRFrançais
demirhumb
/dəmiʁœ̃b/
GUGU
ડેમિરહમ્બ
ḍēmirahamba
HAHA
demirhumb
/demirhumb/
HEעברית
דמירהומב
/dɛmirhumb/
HIहिन्दी
देमिरहुंब
demirahumb
HUMagyar
demirhumb
/dɛmirhumb/
IDBahasa Indonesia
demirhumb
/demirhumb/
IGIG
demirhumb
/demirhumb/
ITItaliano
demirhumb
/demirhumb/
KKKK
демірхумб
/demirxumb/
KMKM
ដឺមីរហ៊ុម
/deːmiː rɔhɔm/
MRMR
डेमिरहंब
ḍēmirahamba
MSBahasa Melayu
demirhumb
/demirhumb/
MYမြန်မာ
ဒီမီရ်ဟမ်ဘူ
dī mī raṅ hambū
NLNederlands
demirhumb
/dɛmɪrˈhʏmb/
NONorsk
demirhumb
/dɛmɪʁˈhʊmb/
PAPA
ਡੇਮੀਰਹੰਬ
ḍēmīrahamba
PLPolski
demirhumb
/dɛˈmirxumb/
PTPortuguês
demirhumb
/dɛmiʁˈũb/
RORomână
demirhumb
/demirhumb/
RUРусский
демирхумб
demirkhumb
SVSvenska
demirhumb
/dɛmɪrˈhʊmb/
SWKiswahili
demirhumb
/demirhumb/
TAதமிழ்
டெமிர்ஹம்ப்
ṭemirhamp
TEతెలుగు
డెమిర్హంబ్
ḍemirhamb
THไทย
เดมิรฮัมบ
demirhamb
TLTL
demirhumb
/demirhumb/
TRTürkçe
demirhumb
/demirhumb/
UKУкраїнська
демірхумб
/demirxumb/
URاردو
ڈیمر ہمب
/ḍēmir hamb/
VITiếng Việt
demirhumb
/demirhumb/
YOYO
demirhumb
/demirhumb/
ZH中文
德米尔洪布
démǐ ěr hóng bù
ZUZU
demirhumb
/demirhumb/