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Polyconic projection — Polyconic Pol y*con ic, a. [Poly + conic.] Pertaining to, or based upon, many cones. [1913 Webster] {Polyconic projection} (Map Making), a projection of the earth s surface, or any portion thereof, by which each narrow zone is projected upon a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
polyconic projection — [päl΄i kän′ik] n. a type of conic map projection in which the parallels are represented as arcs of circles having centers at different points along the straight central meridian and the other meridians are shown as curves … English World dictionary
Polyconic projection — A polyconic projection is a conical map projection. The projection stems from rolling a cone tangent to the Earth at all parallels of latitude, instead of a single cone in a normal conic projection. Each parallel is a circular arc of true scale.… … Wikipedia
polyconic projection — A map projection that is a combination of separate conic projections drawn for each parallel or latitude. In this projection, the central meridian is a straight line and other meridians are curves concave to the central meridians. Parallels are… … Aviation dictionary
polyconic projection — noun a conic projection of a map having distances between meridians equal to those distances on a globe • Hypernyms: ↑conic projection, ↑conical projection * * * noun : a map projection based on the development of a series of concentric cones… … Useful english dictionary
polyconic projection — Cartog. a conic projection in which the parallels are arcs of circles that are not concentric but are equally spaced along the central straight meridian, all other meridians being curves equally spaced along the parallels. [1900 05] * * * … Universalium
polyconic projection — pol•y•con′ic projec′tion [[t]ˌpɒl iˈkɒn ɪk[/t]] n. geo a conic map projection in which the parallels are arcs of circles that are not concentric but are equally spaced along the central straight meridian, all other meridians being curves equally… … From formal English to slang
polyconic projection — /ˌpɒlikɒnɪk prəˈdʒɛkʃən/ (say .poleekonik pruh jekshuhn) noun (in cartography) a conic projection in which the parallels are arcs of circles that are not concentric but are equally spaced along the central straight meridian, all other meridians… …
international modified polyconic projection — A modified polyconic map projection chosen by an international committee in 1909 for construction of maps of the whole world, except polar caps, on one projection and on a scale of 1:1,000,000. The size of the sheet is 4° change of latitude by 6° … Aviation dictionary
Polyconic — Pol y*con ic, a. [Poly + conic.] Pertaining to, or based upon, many cones. [1913 Webster] {Polyconic projection} (Map Making), a projection of the earth s surface, or any portion thereof, by which each narrow zone is projected upon a conical… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
