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Robinson projection

Robinson projection noun: a map projection that is neither equal-area nor conformal, designed as a compromise to show the entire world as a flat image.

Noun

Robinson projection (plural Robinson projections)

  1. A map projection that is neither equal-area nor conformal, designed as a compromise to show the entire world as a flat image.

Forms of Robinson projection

pluralRobinson projections

Origin of Robinson projection

Devised by Arthur H. Robinson in 1963.

Questions about Robinson projection

What does Robinson projection mean?
Robinson projection means a map projection that is neither equal-area nor conformal, designed as a compromise to show the entire world as a flat image.
What part of speech is Robinson projection?
Robinson projection is a noun.
What is the plural of Robinson projection?
The plural of Robinson projection is Robinson projections.

Words near Robinson projection in the dictionary

  1. Robinson arithmetic
  2. Robinson Crusoe
  3. Robinson Crusoe Island
  4. Robinson Island
  5. Robinson Mill
  6. Robinson projection
  7. Robinson projections
  8. Robinson's mouse opossum
  9. Robinson-Schensted correspondence
  10. Robinson-Schensted correspondences
  11. robinsonade

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