azimuthal equidistant projection


azimuthal equidistant projection

n. A map projection designed so that a straight line from the central point on the map to any other point gives the accurate distance between the two points.

azimuth′al equidis′tant projec′tion


n. a cartographic 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. [1940–45]