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map projection

Noun

map projection (plural map projections)

(cartography) Any systematic method of transforming the spherical representation of parallels, meridians and geographic features of the Earth's surface to a nonspherical surface, usually a plane.

Translations

systematic method

Catalan: projecció cartogràfica f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 地圖投影 / 地图投影 (dìtú tóuyǐng)
Finnish: karttaprojektio (fi)
Irish: teilgean léarscáile m, teilgean mapa m
Korean: 지도 투영법(地圖投影法) (jido tuyeongbeop)

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