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Mercator projections

Mercator projections is the plural of Mercator projection.

Meaning of Mercator projection

Noun

Mercator projection (plural Mercator projections)

  1. An orthomorphic map projection, in which meridians appear at right-angles to the equator, and lines of latitude are horizontal lines whose distance from each other increases with distance from the equator.
    • In the Mercator projection, the line of intersection between the cylinder and the sphere is the equator, while in the Traverse Mercator this line is a meridian.2018, Julio Sanchez, Maria P. Canton, Space Image Processing, Routledge, →ISBN, page 191
    Synonyms:
    Mercator

Questions about Mercator projections

What is Mercator projections the plural of?
Mercator projections is the plural of Mercator projection.

Words near Mercator projections in the dictionary

  1. mercars
  2. mercat
  3. mercatantes
  4. Mercator
  5. Mercator projection
  6. Mercator projections
  7. mercatorial
  8. Mercatorian
  9. mercatorism
  10. Mercators
  11. mercats

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