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PRONUNCIATION OF MAP PROJECTION

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MAP PROJECTION

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Map projection is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MAP PROJECTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Map projection

Commonly a map projection is a systematic transformation of the latitudes and longitudes of locations on the surface of a sphere or an ellipsoid into locations on a plane. Map projections are necessary for creating maps. All map projections distort the surface in some fashion. Depending on the purpose of the map, some distortions are acceptable and others are not; therefore different map projections exist in order to preserve some properties of the sphere-like body at the expense of other properties. There is no limit to the number of possible map projections. More generally, the surfaces of planetary bodies can be mapped even if they are too irregular to be modeled well with a sphere or ellipsoid; see below. Even more generally, projections are the subject of several pure mathematical fields, including differential geometry and projective geometry. However "map projection" refers specifically to a cartographic projection.

Definition of map projection in the English dictionary

The definition of map projection in the dictionary is a means of representing or a representation of the globe or celestial sphere or part of it on a flat map, using a grid of lines of latitude and longitude.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MAP PROJECTION

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Maple Leaf
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mapmaker
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mappable
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WORDS THAT END LIKE MAP PROJECTION

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Synonyms and antonyms of map projection in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «map projection» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MAP PROJECTION

Find out the translation of map projection to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of map projection from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «map projection» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

地图投影
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

proyección cartográfica
570 millions of speakers

English

map projection
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मानचित्र प्रक्षेपण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خريطة الإسقاط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

картографическая проекция
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

projeção de mapa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মানচিত্র প্রক্ষেপণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

projection cartographique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Unjuran peta
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kartenprojektion
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

地図投影法
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지도 투영
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Peta proyeksi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chiếu bản đồ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வரைபடத் திட்டம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नकाशा प्रोजेक्शन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Harita projeksiyonu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

proiezione cartografica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Mapa projekcja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

картографічна проекція
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

harta proiecție
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προβολή χάρτη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kaartprojeksie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kartprojektion
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kartprojeksjon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of map projection

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MAP PROJECTION»

The term «map projection» is regularly used and occupies the 87.969 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MAP PROJECTION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about map projection

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAP PROJECTION»

Discover the use of map projection in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to map projection and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Map Projection Transformation: Principles and Applications
This book reflects several aspects of the development of modern mathematical cartography, especially the theory and methods of map projection transformation.
Qihe Yang, John Snyder, Waldo Tobler, 1999
2
Small-Scale Map Projection Design
A number of significant contributions have been made to the subject over recent decades, and these are reviewed along with a substantial amount of original, unpublished material.
Frank Canters, 2002
3
Map ProjectionsTheory and Applications
Map projections are of interest to workers in many fields. Some of these are mathematicians, engineers, surveyors, geodicests, geographers, astronomers, and military intelligence analysts and strategists.
Frederick Pearson, II, 1990
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Elements of Map Projection: With Applications to Map and ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Charles Henry Deetz, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, Oscar Sherman Adams, 2011
5
Rhumb Lines and Map Wars: A Social History of the Mercator ...
In Rhumb Lines and Map Wars, Mark Monmonier offers an insightful, richly illustrated account of the controversies surrounding Flemish cartographer Gerard Mercator's legacy.
Mark Monmonier, 2010
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Map Projections: A Reference Manual
The central focus of this book is on the theory of map projections.
L M Bugayevskiy, John Snyder, 1995
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Glossary of Mapping Science
Mercator chart - A chart drawn on the Mercator map projection. Also called an equatorial, cylindrical, orthomorphic chart. Mercator chart, inverse - SEE Mercator chart, transverse. Mercator chart, oblique - A Mercator chart having an oblique ...
American Society of Civil Engineers, 1994
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Beginning Spatial with SQL Server 2008
In order to be able to represent it as such, we have to use a map projection. Projection is the process of creating a two-dimensional representation of a three- dimensional model of the earth. Map projections can be constructed either by using ...
Alastair Aitchison, 2009
9
Essentials of Physical Geography
There are thousands of ways to transfer a spherical grid onto a flat surface to make a map projection, but no map projection can maintain all four ofthese properties at once. Because it is impossible to have all these properties on the same map, ...
Robert Gabler, James Petersen, L. Trapasso, 2006
10
Introduction to GPS: The Global Positioning System
The inverse map projection involves the transformation of the grid coordinates into geodetic coordinates. Rectangular grid coordinates are widely used in practice, especially the Geomatics-related works. This is mainly because mathematical ...
Ahmed El-Rabbany, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAP PROJECTION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term map projection is used in the context of the following news items.
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Google Maps Free Download App – Understanding the Popular …
Mercator projection is a cylindrical map projection. Currently, there are two versions of Google Maps; the 'class' version that had even existed ... «UKMN, Jul 15»
2
Hinchey cuts ribbon for new Catskill Interpretive Center
The 1700 square foot facility will be open seven days a week, from 9am to 5pm. Numerous displays include a topographic floor map projection. «Mid-Hudson News, Jul 15»
3
On Repeat: How to Use Loops to Explain Anything
(One could consider this the opposite problem of map projection.) Or how Superman gets that perfect cape flutter. Or what's really inside Big ... «ProPublica, Jun 15»
4
Mappers of Earth as “One Entire Urbanized Place” Take on Global …
The Bio City Map isn't immediately recognizable as a world map because they used Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion world map projection in ... «Next City, May 15»
5
Average Cloud Cover Map and Map Projections
However, it is provided with a different map projection than is used by Google Earth image overlays. This is usually not much of a problem for ... «Google Earth Blog, May 15»
6
SOLI preps a multimedia 'Experience'
Wise is creating a digital video map projection for the Texas premiere of composer Pierre Jalbert's “Street Antiphons,” a three-movement work ... «San Antonio Express-News, May 15»
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MapWheel - the world's first toposcope generator.
The result is a personalized azimuthal equi-distant map projection that they then make by laser engraving the image in a range of materials ... «DirectionsMag.com, May 15»
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Current polls have Hillary Clinton with 294 Electoral College votes in …
According to the most recent Electoral College map projection Hillary Clinton has 294 votes, more than enough to win in 2016. Screenshot ... «Examiner.com, Apr 15»
9
Gerardus Mercator: 3 ways influential cartographer changed the way …
His 1569 Mercator projection became the standard map projection for nautical purposes. It accurately depicts the shapes and directions of ... «The Independent, Mar 15»
10
How to Understand These Gorgeous Satellite Data Maps of the Earth
These visualizations are a great example of why map projection matters. From this gif, one might be led to think that the African and Southern ... «Gizmodo, Feb 15»

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