| NOUN | artifact | Sanson-Flamsteed projection, sinusoidal projection | an equal-area map projection showing parallels and the equator as straight lines and other meridians as curved |
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| Meaning | An equal-area map projection showing parallels and the equator as straight lines and other meridians as curved; used to map tropical latitudes. | |
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| Synonym | sinusoidal projection | |
| 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 |
| Catalan | projecció sinusoïdal | |
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