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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...
- 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 Mercator projection (/mərˈkeɪtər/) is a conformal cylindrical map projection presented by Flemish geographer and cartographer Gerardus Mercator in...
- The equirectangular projection (also called the equidistant cylindrical projection or la carte parallélogrammatique projection), and which includes the...
- Astral projection (also known as astral travel, soul journey, soul wandering, spiritual journey, spiritual travel) is a term used in esotericism to describe...
- 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...
- Axonometric projection is a type of orthographic projection used for creating a pictorial drawing of an object, where the object is rotated around one...
- The Gall–Peters projection is a rectangular, equal-area map projection. Like all equal-area projections, it distorts most shapes. It is a cylindrical...