| 单词 | azimuthal equidistant projection |
| 释义 | azimuthal equidistant projectionnoun Cartography.a projection in which the shortest distance between any point and a central point is a straight line, such a line representing a great circle through the central point. Origin of azimuthal equidistant projectionFirst recorded in 1940–45 Words nearby azimuthal equidistant projectionazido group, azidothymidine, Azikiwe, Azilian, azimuth, azimuthal equidistant projection, azimuthal projection, azimuthal quantum number, azimuth bar, azimuth circle, azine Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Scientific definitions for azimuthal equidistant projectionazimuthal equidistant projection [ ăz′ə-mŭth′əl ] An azimuthal map projection designed so that a straight line from the central point on the map to any other point gives the shortest distance between the two points. Azimuthal equidistant maps are used mainly for plotting direction and distance from the map's central point, but measurements originating from other points on the map can be greatly distorted. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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