Mercator projection
n 1: a map projection of the earth onto a cylinder; areas appear
greater the farther they are from the equator [syn:
Mercator projection, Mercator's projection]
Mercator projection nounEtymology: Gerardus MercatorDate: circa 1881
a conformal map projection of which the meridians are usually drawn
parallel to each other and the parallels of latitude are straight lines
whose distance from each other increases with their distance from the equator
Mercator projection n. (also Mercator's projection) a projection of a map of the world on to a cylinder so that all the parallels of latitude have the same length as the equator, first published in
1569 and used esp. for marine charts and certain climatological maps. Etymology: G. Mercator (Latinized f. Kremer), Flemish-born geographer d. 1594
mercator projection n. (also Mercator's projection) a projection of a map of the world on to a cylinder so that all the parallels of latitude have the same length as the equator, first published in
1569 and used esp. for marine charts and certain climatological maps. Etymology: G. Mercator (Latinized f. Kremer), Flemish-born geographer d. 1594
Mercator projection
n. (also Mercator's projection) a projection of a map of the world on to
a cylinder so that all the parallels of latitude have the same length as
the equator, first published in 1569 and used esp. for marine charts and
certain climatological maps. [G. Mercator (Latinized f. Kremer), Flemish-born
geographer d. 1594]
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