orthodromic

English

Etymology

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.
(of neurons) Passing along neurological impulses in a normal (expected) direction.

Translations

passing along neurological impulses in a normal direction

Irish: ortadromach

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