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Mercator projection

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Geography
Mer·ca·tor pro·jec·tion /məˌkeɪtə prəˈdʒekʃən $ mərˌkeɪtər-/ (also Mercator’s projection) noun [singular]  SGthe usual way a map of the world is drawn 墨卡托投影(法)〔绘制世界地图的一种常用方法〕
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Mercator projectionOn a Mercator projection, Great Circle routes appear as curves.Many people have a mental map of the world which corresponds approximately to the Mercator projection.The Mercator projection and the Zenithal Equal-area projection are shown in the form of screen dumps in Figure 4.7.The Mercator projection gives a popular, rectilinear picture of the Earth's surface but grossly exaggerates dimensions near the poles.
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Mercator projection
Mercator projection /məˌkeɪtə prəˈdʒekʃən $ mərˌkeɪtər-/ (also Mercator’s projection) noun [singular]
the usual way a map of the world is drawn


Mer·ca·tor projectionBrE /mɜːˈkeɪtə prədʒekʃn/ 🔊NAmE /mɜːrˈkeɪtər prədʒekʃn/ 🔊 noun [singular] a traditional map of the world, on which the relative size of some countries is not accurate 墨卡托投影(一种传统的世界地图投影,其中一些国家的面积失准)   compare Peters projection