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Mercator projection — of the world between 82°S and 82°N. Mercator world … Wikipedia
Mercator projection — n. a method of making maps in which the earth s surface is shown with the meridians as parallel straight lines spaced at equal intervals and the parallels of latitude as parallel straight lines intersecting the meridians at right angles but… … English World dictionary
Mercator projection — Cartography. a conformal projection on which any rhumb line is represented as a straight line, used chiefly in navigation, though the scale varies with latitude and areal size and the shapes of large areas are greatly distorted. Also, Mercator s… … Universalium
Mercator Projection — The famous Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator (1512 1594) was given at birth the name Gerhard, the family name being Kremer (meaning shopkeeper or merchant), but he preferred the Latinized version of his full name. Mercator set up a… … Dictionary of eponyms
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 … Useful english dictionary
Mercator projection — Mer|ca|tor pro|jec|tion [məˌkeıtə prəˈdʒekʃən US mərˌkeıtər ] n also Mercator s projection [singular] the usual way a map of the world is drawn … Dictionary of contemporary English
Mercator projection — noun a world map projection made on to a cylinder in such a way that all parallels of latitude have the same length as the equator. Origin from Mercator, Latinized name of the 16th cent. Flemish geographer Gerhard Kremer … English new terms dictionary
Mercator projection — also Mercator s projection noun (U) a way of drawing a map of the world so that it can be divided into regular squares, instead of getting thinner at the northern or southern edges … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Mercator projection — Merca′tor (or Merca′tor s) projec tion n. geo a conformal map projection on which any rhumb line is represented as a straight line, used chiefly in navigation, though the scale varies with latitude and areal size and the shapes of large areas are … From formal English to slang
Mercator projection — n. method of making a map of planet Earth in which areas appear greater the farther they are away from the equator … English contemporary dictionary
