单词 | polyconic projection |
释义 | polyconic projectionnoun Cartography.a conic projection in which the parallels are arcs of circles that are not concentric but are equally spaced along the central straight meridian, all other meridians being curves equally spaced along the parallels. Origin of polyconic projectionFirst recorded in 1900–05 Words nearby polyconic projectionpolyclonal antibody, polyclone, polyclonia, polycondensation, polyconic, polyconic projection, polycoria, polycot, polycotton, polycotyledon, Polycrates Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for polyconic projectionpolyconic projection / (ˌpɒlɪˈkɒnɪk) / nouna type of conic projection in which the parallels are not concentric and all meridians except the central one are curved lines. It is neither equal-area nor conformal, but is suitable for maps of areas or countries of great longitudinal extent 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 |
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