homolosine projection

ho·mol·o·sine projec·tion

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Definitions of homolosine projection words

noun homolosine projection an equal-area projection of the world, distorting ocean areas in order to minimize the distortion of the continents. 1
noun homolosine projection a map projection of the world on which the oceans are distorted to allow for greater accuracy in representing the continents, combining the sinusoidal and equal-area projections 0
noun homolosine projection a map of the earth's surface combining certain features of homolographic and sinusoidal projections so as to allow a minimum of distortion for the continents 0

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25; homolo(graphic) + sine

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