Definition of Homolographic projection. Meaning of Homolographic projection. Synonyms of Homolographic projection

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Homolographic projection. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Homolographic projection and, of course, Homolographic projection synonyms and on the right images related to the word Homolographic projection.

Definition of Homolographic projection

Homolographic projection
Homolographic Hom`o*lo*graph"ic, a. [Homo- + Gr. "o`los whole + -graph + -ic; but cf. F. homalographique, Gr. ? even, level.] Preserving the mutual relations of parts, especially as to size and form; maintaining relative proportion. Homolographic projection, a method of constructing geographical charts or maps, so that the surfaces, as delineated on a plane, have the same relative size as the real surfaces; that is, so that the relative actual areas of the different countries are accurately represented by the corresponding portions of the map.

Meaning of Homolographic projection from wikipedia

- known as the Babinet projection, homalographic projection, homolographic projection, and elliptical projection. The projection trades accuracy of angle...
- experiments in interrupting the Mollweide projection. Because the Mollweide is sometimes called the "homolographic projection" (meaning, equal-area map), Goode...
- This is a summary of map projections that have articles of their own on Wikipedia or that are otherwise notable. Because there is no limit to the number...
- The Mercator projection has severe distortion at the poles and northern latitudes. Goode merged the homolographic and sinusoidal projections at 40° 44’...