💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Conical projection"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| conic projectionnoun | a map projection of the globe onto a cone with its point over one of the earth's poles |
| conformal projectionnoun | a map projection in which a small area is rendered in its true shape |
| polyconic projectionnoun | a conic projection of a map having distances between meridians equal to those distance on a globe |
| cone shapenoun | a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point |
| conic sectionnoun | (geometry) Any of the four distinct shapes that are the intersections of a cone with a plane, namely the circle, ellipse, parabola and hyperbola. |
| conically | In a conical manner. |
| sinusoidal projection | The sinusoidal projection is a pseudocylindrical equal-area map projection, sometimes called the Sanson–Flamsteed or the Mercator equal-area projection. |
| conoidal | Having the shape of a conoid; having a roughly conical shape. |
| cylindrical | Shaped like a cylinder. |
| projectionsnoun | The action of projecting or throwing or propelling something. |
| projection screen | A projection screen is an installation consisting of a surface and a support structure used for displaying a projected image for the view of an audience. |
| parabolic mirrornoun | A curved mirror with a reflecting surface that forms part of a paraboloid (as opposed to, for example, a sphere) |
| convexitynoun | The state of being convex. |
| mercator projection | a conformal cylindrical map projection first presented by Flemish geographer and mapmaker Gerardus Mercator in 1569. |
| map projectionnoun | (cartography) Any systematic method of transforming the spherical representation of parallels, meridians and geographic features of the Earth's surface to a nonspherical surface, usually a plane. |
| concavitynoun | (uncountable) The state of being concave |
| semispherical | hemispherical, having the shape of a hemisphere |
| projectedverb | displayed |
| concavenoun | A concave surface or curve. |
| biconical | consisting of two cones placed together apex to apex |
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