mollweide projection

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noun mollweide projection homolographic projection. 1
noun mollweide projection an equal-area map projection with the parallels and the central meridian being straight lines and the other meridians curved. It is often used to show world distributions of various phenomena 0
noun mollweide projection an equal-area map projection with the whole earth on one map, showing the prime meridian and all parallels of latitude as straight lines and all other meridians as increasing in curvature toward the margins 0

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

1935-40; named after K. B. Mollweide (1774-1825), German astronomer and mathematician

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