Mercator projection (redirected from Mercator projections)

Mercator projection n. A cylindrical map projection in which the meridians and parallels of latitude appear as lines crossing at right angles and in which areas appear greater farther from the equator. [After Gerhardus Mercator.]

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Mercator projection [mer-kate-er]

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a way of drawing maps in which latitude and longitude form a rectangular grid, scale being exaggerated with increasing distance from the equator [after G. Mercator, cartographer]

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Mercator projection A cylindrical projection of the Earth's surface developed by Gerhardus Mercator. As in other such projections, the areas farther from the equator appear larger, making the polar regions greatly distorted. However, the faithful representation of direction in a Mercator projection makes it ideal for navigation. See more at cylindrical projection.

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Mercator projection - a map projection of the earth onto a cylinder; areas appear greater the farther they are from the equator Mercator's projection map projection - a projection of the globe onto a flat map using a grid of lines of latitude and longitude