Meaning | A map projection in which quadrilaterals formed by meridians and parallels have an area on the map proportional to their area on the globe. |
---|
Synonym | equal-area projection |
---|
Narrower | homolosine projection | An equal-area projection map of the globe |
---|
sinusoidal projection, Sanson-Flamsteed projection | An equal-area map projection showing parallels and the equator as straight lines and other meridians as curved |
Broader | map projection | A projection of the globe onto a flat map using a grid of lines ... / lines of latitude and longitude |
---|