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Mollweide projection

Mollweide projection noun: an equal-area, pseudocylindrical map projection generally used for maps of the world or celestial sphere.

Noun

Mollweide projection (plural Mollweide projections)

  1. An equal-area, pseudocylindrical map projection generally used for maps of the world or celestial sphere.

Synonyms of Mollweide projection

Forms of Mollweide projection

pluralMollweide projections

Origin of Mollweide projection

First published in 1805 by mathematician and astronomer Karl (or Carl) Brandan Mollweide (1774–1825) of Leipzig.

Questions about Mollweide projection

What does Mollweide projection mean?
Mollweide projection means an equal-area, pseudocylindrical map projection generally used for maps of the world or celestial sphere.
What part of speech is Mollweide projection?
Mollweide projection is a noun.
What is the plural of Mollweide projection?
The plural of Mollweide projection is Mollweide projections.

Words near Mollweide projection in the dictionary

  1. molluskicides
  2. mollusklike
  3. mollusks
  4. mollusque
  5. mollusques
  6. Mollweide projection
  7. Mollweide projections
  8. molly
  9. molly bolt
  10. molly bolts
  11. molly house

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