map projection

Definitions of map projection

1. noun

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

   conformal projection, orthomorphic projection

   a map projection in which a small area is rendered in its true shape

   conic projection, conical projection

   a map projection of the globe onto a cone with its point over one of the earth's poles

   equal-area map projection, equal-area projection

   a map projection in which quadrilaterals formed by meridians and parallels have an area on the map proportional to their area on the globe

   Mercator projection, Mercator's projection

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

   homolosine projection

   an equal-area projection map of the globe; oceans are distorted in order to minimize the distortion of the continents

   polyconic projection

   a conic projection of a map having distances between meridians equal to those distances on a globe

   Sanson-Flamsteed projection, sinusoidal projection

   an equal-area map projection showing parallels and the equator as straight lines and other meridians as curved; used to map tropical latitudes

   type of:

   projection

   the representation of a figure or solid on a plane as it would look from a particular direction