English Explanatory Dictionary

Mercator projection

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An orthomorphic map projection, in which meridians appear at right-angles to the equator, and lines of latitude are horizontal lines whose distance from each other increases with distance from the equator.

Word forms

Mercator projection Mercator projections

Etymology

From Gerardus Mercator, Latinized name of Gerard de Cremer (1512–1594), Flemish cartographer and mathematician, from Latin mercātor (“merchant”).

Synonyms

Mercator
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