- homolosine
- ho·mol·o·sine
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homolosine
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homolosine projection — [hō mäl′ə sīn΄, hō mäl′əsēn΄, hō mäl′əsin; həmäl′ə sīn΄, həmäl′ə sēn΄, həmäl′ə sin] n. [< Gr homalos (akin to homos, SAME) + SINE1] a map of the earth s surface combining certain features of homolographic and sinusoidal projections so as to… … English World dictionary
homolosine projection — /heuh mol euh sin, suyn , hoh /, Cartog. an equal area projection of the world, distorting ocean areas in order to minimize the distortion of the continents. [1920 25; HOMOLO(GRAPHIC) + SINE1] * * * … Universalium
homolosine projection — noun an equal area projection map of the globe; oceans are distorted in order to minimize the distortion of the continents • Hypernyms: ↑equal area projection, ↑equal area map projection * * * hōˈmäləˌsīn noun Etymology: homolographic + sine : an … Useful english dictionary
Goode homolosine projection — The Goode homolosine projection (or interrupted Goode homolosine projection) is an interrupted, pseudocylindrical, equal area, composite map projection used for world maps. Its equal area property makes it useful for faster data representation.… … Wikipedia
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Map projection — A medieval depiction of the Ecumene (1482, Johannes Schnitzer, engraver), constructed after the coordinates in Ptolemy s Geography and using his second map projection A map projection is any method of representing the surface of a sphere or other … Wikipedia
projection — n. estimate 1) to make a projection 2) a computer projection system of presenting a map 3) a homolosine; isometric; Mercator; sinusoidal projection * * * [prə dʒekʃ(ə)n] Mercator isometric sinusoidal projection [ estimate ] to make a projection [ … Combinatory dictionary
World map — This article is about maps of the Earth. For other uses, see World map (disambiguation). Historical map of the world by Ortelius, 1570 CE A world map is a map of the surface of the Earth, which may be made using any of a number of different map… … Wikipedia
