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homolosine

homolosine adjective: being or employing a particular pseudocylindrical, equal-area, composite projection used for world maps.

Adjective

homolosine (not comparable)

  1. Being or employing a particular pseudocylindrical, equal-area, composite projection used for world maps.

Origin of homolosine

Blend of homolographic + sine.

Questions about homolosine

What does homolosine mean?
Homolosine means being or employing a particular pseudocylindrical, equal-area, composite projection used for world maps.
What part of speech is homolosine?
Homolosine is an adjective.

Words near homolosine in the dictionary

  1. homology
  2. homology group
  3. homology groups
  4. homology sphere
  5. homology spheres
  6. homolosine
  7. homolover
  8. homolovers
  9. Homolya
  10. homolysate
  11. homolysates

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