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projection
This entry is located in the following units: jet-, -ject, -jecting, -jected, -jection, -jector, -jectory; jacu-, jac- (page 6) -tion (page 18)
lobo-, lob-
(Greek > Latin > French: a rounded projection, especially a rounded projecting anatomical part; such as, lobe of the ear, lobe of the liver, lobe of the lung; seed, pod)
Word Entries containing the term: “projection”
geographical projection (s) (noun), geographical projections (pl)
A representation of the globe constructed on a plane with lines representative of and corresponding to the meridians and parallels of the curved surface of the Earth: A geographical projection involves the display of the spherical coordinates on a grid, and the equirectangular map used for this is termed the geographical projection.
This entry is located in the following units: geo-, ge- + (page 11) grapho-, graph-, -graph, -graphy, -grapher, -graphia (page 37) jet-, -ject, -jecting, -jected, -jection, -jector, -jectory; jacu-, jac- (page 3)
homolographic projection
A method of map drawing by which the relative areas of different countries are accurately indicated.
This entry is located in the following units: grapho-, graph-, -graph, -graphy, -grapher, -graphia (page 45) homo-, hom- + (page 4) jet-, -ject, -jecting, -jected, -jection, -jector, -jectory; jacu-, jac- (page 3)
orthomorphic projection
A map projection in which a small area is rendered in its true shape.
This entry is located in the following units: jet-, -ject, -jecting, -jected, -jection, -jector, -jectory; jacu-, jac- (page 6) morpho-, morph-, -morphous, -morphically, -morphia, -morphosis, -morphously, -morphy, -morphic, -morphism (page 17) ortho-, orth- (page 6)