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equirectangular

equirectangular adjective: mapping meridians to equally-spaced vertical straight lines, and circles of latitude to evenly-spread horizontal straight lines.

Adjective

equirectangular (not comparable)

  1. Mapping meridians to equally-spaced vertical straight lines, and circles of latitude to evenly-spread horizontal straight lines.

Origin of equirectangular

From equi- + rectangular.

Questions about equirectangular

What does equirectangular mean?
Equirectangular means mapping meridians to equally-spaced vertical straight lines, and circles of latitude to evenly-spread horizontal straight lines.
What part of speech is equirectangular?
Equirectangular is an adjective.

Words near equirectangular in the dictionary

  1. equiquantal
  2. equiradial
  3. equiradiate
  4. equiradical
  5. equire
  6. equirectangular
  7. equiregular
  8. equiregularity
  9. equires
  10. equiripple
  11. equirotal

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