sinusoidal projection

sinusoidal projection

sinusoidal projection

n. An equal-area map projection in which parallels and the prime meridian are straight lines and the other meridians are increasingly curved outward from the prime meridian.

sinusoidal projection

n (Physical Geography) an 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 latitudes. Also called: Sanson-Flamsteed projection

sinusoi′dal projec`tion

n. an equal-area projection with straight parallels spaced at regular intervals and curved meridians symmetrical to a straight central meridian that is half as long as the equator.

sinusoidal projection

si·nu·soi·dal projection

(sī′nə-soid′l) A method of making a flat map of the Earth so that the parallels and the prime meridians are straight lines and the other meridians are curved outward from the prime meridian. Compare conic projection, homolosine projection, Mercator projection.

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sinusoidal projection - an equal-area map projection showing parallels and the equator as straight lines and other meridians as curved; used to map tropical latitudesSanson-Flamsteed projectionequal-area map projection, equal-area 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