HyperDic: mercator[s_projection

English > 1 sense of the expression Mercator's projection:
NOUNartifactMercator's projection, Mercator projectiona map projection of the earth onto a cylinder
English > Mercator's projection: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA map projection of the earth onto a cylinder; areas appear greater the farther they are from the equator.
SynonymMercator projection
Broadermap projectionA projection of the globe onto a flat map using a grid of lines ... / lines of latitude and longitude
CatalanProjecció de Mercator

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