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van der Grinten projection

van der Grinten projection noun: a compromise map projection that is neither equal-area nor conformal, but projects the entire world onto a circle.

Noun

van der Grinten projection (plural van der Grinten projections)

  1. A compromise map projection that is neither equal-area nor conformal, but projects the entire world onto a circle.

Forms of van der Grinten projection

pluralvan der Grinten projections

Origin of van der Grinten projection

Devised by Alphons J. van der Grinten in 1898.

Questions about van der Grinten projection

What does van der Grinten projection mean?
Van der Grinten projection means a compromise map projection that is neither equal-area nor conformal, but projects the entire world onto a circle.
What part of speech is van der Grinten projection?
Van der Grinten projection is a noun.
What is the plural of van der Grinten projection?
The plural of van der Grinten projection is van der Grinten projections.

Words near van der Grinten projection in the dictionary

  1. Van De Zandes
  2. Van Den Berghe
  3. Van Den Berghe Dequeker syndrome
  4. Van Den Berghes
  5. van den Heever
  6. van der Grinten projection
  7. van der Grinten projections
  8. Van der Hum
  9. van der Sloot
  10. Van der Valk
  11. van der Vegte

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