MERCATOR

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Flemish geographer who lived in Germany; he invented the Mercator projection of maps of the globe (1512-1594)

Synonyms:

Gerardus Mercator; Gerhard Kremer; Mercator

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

geographer (an expert on geography)

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