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equal-area

equal-area adjective: of a map, having the property that equal areas on the map represent equal areas on the mapped surface.

Adjective

equal-area (not comparable)

  1. Of a map, having the property that equal areas on the map represent equal areas on the mapped surface.

Synonyms of equal-area

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Questions about equal-area

What does equal-area mean?
Equal-area means of a map, having the property that equal areas on the map represent equal areas on the mapped surface.
What part of speech is equal-area?
Equal-area is an adjective.

Words near equal-area in the dictionary

  1. equal temperament
  2. equal time
  3. equal times
  4. equal weight
  5. equal weights
  6. equal-area
  7. equal-interval chord
  8. equal-interval chords
  9. equal-opportunity
  10. equal-tempered
  11. equal-to-apostles

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