NOUN | artifact | homolosine projection | an equal-area projection map of the globe |
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Meaning | An equal-area projection map of the globe; oceans are distorted in order to minimize the distortion of the continents. | |
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Broader | equal-area projection, equal-area map 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 |
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