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Mercator's projection   /mərkˈeɪtərz prədʒˈɛkʃən/   Listen
Mercator's projection

noun
1.
A map projection of the earth onto a cylinder; areas appear greater the farther they are from the equator.  Synonym: Mercator projection.





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... half soliloquy. He stood with a map on Mercator's projection before him, swaying to the swinging of the ship and talking of guns and tonnage, of ships and their build and powers and speed, of strategic points, and bases of operation. A certain shyness that reduced him to the status of a listener at ...
— The War in the Air • Herbert George Wells


Words linked to "Mercator's projection" :   map projection, Mercator projection


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