POLYCONIC PROJECTION


Meaning of POLYCONIC PROJECTION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌpä-lē-ˈkä-nik- ]

noun

Date: circa 1864

: a map projection consisting of a composite series of concentric cones each of which before being unrolled has been placed over a sphere so as to be tangent to a different parallel of latitude

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