ROBINSON PROJECTION


Meaning of ROBINSON PROJECTION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈrä-bən-sən- ]

noun

Etymology: Arthur H. Robinson b 1915 American geographer

Date: 1978

: a compromise map projection showing the poles as lines rather than points and more accurately portraying high latitude lands and water to land ratio

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.