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EQUAL-AREA MAP PROJECTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A map projection in which quadrilaterals formed by meridians and parallels have an area on the map proportional to their area on the globe
Synonyms:
equal-area map projection; equal-area projection
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("equal-area map projection" is a kind of...):
map projection (a projection of the globe onto a flat map using a grid of lines of latitude and longitude)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "equal-area map projection"):
homolosine projection (an equal-area projection map of the globe; oceans are distorted in order to minimize the distortion of the continents)
Sanson-Flamsteed projection; sinusoidal projection (an equal-area map projection showing parallels and the equator as straight lines and other meridians as curved; used to map tropical latitudes)
