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Map projection Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Map projection has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

2

Any systematic method of transforming the spherical representation of parallels, meridians and geographic features of the Earth's surface to a nonspherical surface, usually a plane.

See Also
spherical geographic systematic surface feature tissot's indicatrix earth plane
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
projection
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
conformal projection conic projection equal-area projection Mercator projection
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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