| 单词 | mercator projection |
| 释义 | Mercator projection in British English (mɜːˈkeɪtə) noun an orthomorphic map projection on which parallels and meridians form a rectangular grid, scale being exaggerated with increasing distance from the equator Also called: Mercator's projectionMercator projection in American English a method of making maps in which the earth's surface is shown with the meridians as parallel straight lines spaced at equal intervals and the parallels of latitude as parallel straight lines intersecting the meridians at right angles but spaced farther apart as their distance from the equator increases: on such maps the area of a country,sea, etc. is more distorted as the distance from the equator increases |
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