| 单词 | sinusoidal projection |
| 释义 | sinusoidal projectionnoun Cartography.an equal-area projection in which parallels are straight lines spaced at regular intervals, the central meridian is a straight line one-half the length of the equator, and the other meridians are curves symmetrical to the central meridian. Origin of sinusoidal projectionFirst recorded in 1940–45 Words nearby sinusoidal projectionsinus of dura mater, Sinus of Valsalva, sinus of vena cava, sinusoid, sinusoidal, sinusoidal projection, sinusotomy, sinus pause, sinus rhythm, Sinus Sabaeus, Sion Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for sinusoidal projectionsinusoidal projection nounan equal-area map projection on which all parallels are straight lines and all except the prime meridian are sine curves, often used to show tropical latitudesAlso called: Sanson-Flamsteed projection Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for sinusoidal projectionsinusoidal projection [ sī′nə-soid′l ] A map projection in which the parallels and a central meridian, usually the prime meridian, are straight lines and the other meridians are curved outward from the central meridian. Sinusoidal projection maps present accurate area and distance at every parallel and at the central meridian; distortion increases at the outer meridians and at high latitudes. It is often used in atlases to map Africa and South America. Compare conic projection homolosine projection Mercator projection. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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