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adjective
Date: 1704
of, relating to, or being a delineation of the form of a solid body (as the earth) on a plane <stereographic projection> • stereography noun
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Stereographic — Ste re*o*graph ic, Stereographical Ste re*o*graph ic*al, a. [Cf. F. st[ e]r[ e]ographique.] Made or done according to the rules of stereography; delineated on a plane; as, a stereographic chart of the earth. [1913 Webster] {Stereographic… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stereographic projection — Stereographic Ste re*o*graph ic, Stereographical Ste re*o*graph ic*al, a. [Cf. F. st[ e]r[ e]ographique.] Made or done according to the rules of stereography; delineated on a plane; as, a stereographic chart of the earth. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stereographic projection — In geometry, the stereographic projection is a particular mapping (function) that projects a sphere onto a plane. The projection is defined on the entire sphere, except at one point mdash; the projection point. Where it is defined, the mapping is … Wikipedia
stereographic projection — Perspective projections in which a graticule of reduced earth is projected onto a plane tangential to reduced earth at a point from a point diametrically opposite to the point of tangency. In such a projection, the meridians and parallels are… … Aviation dictionary
stereographic projection — stereografinė projekcija statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. stereographic projection; stereographical projection vok. stereographische Projektion, f rus. стереографическая проекция, f pranc. projection stéréographique, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
stereographic — See stereography. * * * … Universalium
stereographic — adjective Of or pertaining to stereography … Wiktionary
stereographic — stereo·graph·ic … English syllables
stereographic — /stɛriəˈgræfɪk/ (say stereeuh grafik), /stɪə / (say stear ) adjective of or relating to stereography. –stereographical, adjective –stereographically, adverb …
stereographic — … Useful english dictionary
