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/ee"kweuhl air"ee euh/, Cartog.a projection in which regions on the earth's surface that are of equal area are represented as equal.
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equal-area projection — lygiaplotė projekcija statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. equal area projection; equivalent projection vok. flächentreue Projektion, f; äquivalente Projektion, f rus. равновеликая проекция, f; эквивалентная проекция, f pranc. projection… … Fizikos terminų žodynas
equal area projection — lygiaplotė projekcija statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis To paties mastelio žemėlapio projekcija. atitikmenys: angl. equal area projection pranc. projection équivalente … NATO terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
equal-area projection — noun a map projection in which quadrilaterals formed by meridians and parallels have an area on the map proportional to their area on the globe • Syn: ↑equal area map projection • Hypernyms: ↑map projection • Hyponyms: ↑homolosine projection,… … Useful english dictionary
equal-area projection — e′qual ar′ea projec tion n. geo a map projection in which regions on the earth s surface that are of equal area are represented as equal … From formal English to slang
Cylindrical equal-area projection — of the world; standard parallel at 40°N … Wikipedia
Lambert azimuthal equal-area projection — The Lambert azimuthal equal area projection is a particular mapping from a sphere to a disk. It accurately represents area in all regions of the sphere, but it does not accurately represent angles. Intuitively, it gives a planar picture of the… … Wikipedia
Lambert cylindrical equal-area projection — In cartography, the Lambert cylindrical equal area projection, Lambert cylindrical projection, or cylindrical equal area projection is a cylindrical, equal area map projection. The invention of this projection is attributed to the Alsatian… … Wikipedia
equal-area map projection — noun a map projection in which quadrilaterals formed by meridians and parallels have an area on the map proportional to their area on the globe • Syn: ↑equal area projection • Hypernyms: ↑map projection • Hyponyms: ↑homolosine projection,… … Useful english dictionary
equal-area — adjective Date: 1901 of a map projection maintaining constant ratio of size between quadrilaterals formed by the meridians and parallels and the quadrilaterals of the globe thereby preserving true areal extent of forms represented … New Collegiate Dictionary
equal-area — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective of a map projection : maintaining constant ratio of size between quadrilaterals formed by the meridians and parallels and the quadrilaterals of the globe thereby preserving true areal extent of forms represented … Useful english dictionary
