LAMBERT CONFORMAL PROJECTION


Meaning of LAMBERT CONFORMAL PROJECTION in English

Cartog.

a conformal projection in which meridians are represented as straight lines converging toward the nearest pole and parallels as arc segments of concentric circles.

[ 1875-80; named after J. H. LAMBERT ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .