MERCATOR'S PROJECTION

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A map projection of the earth onto a cylinder; areas appear greater the farther they are from the equator

Synonyms:

Mercator's projection; Mercator projection

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("Mercator's projection" is a kind of...):

map projection (a projection of the globe onto a flat map using a grid of lines of latitude and longitude)

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