Definition of Projection. Meaning of Projection. Synonyms of Projection

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Definition of Projection

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Orthographic Or`tho*graph"ic, Orthographical Or`tho*graph"ic*al, a. [Cf. F. orthographique, L. orthographus, Gr. ?.] 1. Of or pertaining to orthography, or right spelling; also, correct in spelling; as, orthographical rules; the letter was orthographic. 2. (Geom.) Of or pertaining to right lines or angles. Orthographic or Orthogonal, projection, that projection which is made by drawing lines, from every point to be projected, perpendicular to the plane of projection. Such a projection of the sphere represents its circles as seen in perspective by an eye supposed to be placed at an infinite distance, the plane of projection passing through the center of the sphere perpendicularly to the line of sight.

Meaning of Projection from wikipedia

- projection, projecting, projective, or projector in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Projection, projections or projective may refer to: Projection (physics)...
- In cartography, a map projection is any of a broad set of transformations emplo**** to represent the curved two-dimensional surface of a globe on a plane...
- The Mercator projection (/mərˈkeɪtər/) is a conformal cylindrical map projection presented by Flemish geographer and cartographer Gerardus Mercator in...
- The Robinson projection is a map projection of a world map that shows the entire world at once. It was specifically created in an attempt to find a good...
- projection (also orthogonal projection and analemma) is a means of representing three-dimensional objects in two dimensions. Orthographic projection is...
- Projection is a psychological phenomenon where feelings directed towards the self are displaced towards other people. Psychoanalysts regard projection...
- The Gall–Peters projection is a rectangular, equal-area map projection. Like all equal-area projections, it distorts most shapes. It is a cylindrical...
- The Winkel tripel projection (Winkel III), a modified azi****l map projection of the world, is one of three projections proposed by German cartographer...
- vector projection (also known as the vector component or vector resolution) of a vector a on (or onto) a nonzero vector b is the orthogonal projection of...
- Isometric projection is a method for visually representing three-dimensional objects in two dimensions in technical and engineering drawings. It is an...