ALL meanings of mercator
Mer·ca·tor
M m - noun mercator Gerhardus [jer-hahr-duh s] /dʒərˈhɑr dəs/ (Show IPA), (Gerhard Kremer) 1512–94, Flemish cartographer and geographer. 1
- adjective mercator noting, pertaining to, or according to the principles of a Mercator projection: a Mercator chart. 1
- noun mercator (chiefly attributive) Pertaining to an orthomorphic map projection, in which meridians appear at right-angles to the equator, and lines of latitude are horizontal lines whose distance from each other increases with distance from the equator. 0
- noun mercator Such a projection or chart. 0
- noun mercator Gerardus (dʒəˈrɑːdəs). Latinized name of Gerhard Kremer. 1512–94, Flemish cartographer and mathematician 0
- noun mercator Geˈrardus (dʒəˈrɑrdəs ) ; jərärˈdəs) 1512-94; Fl. geographer & cartographer 0