Equirectangular
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Equirectangular is an adjective meaning (cartography) Mapping meridians to equally-spaced vertical straight lines, and circles of latitude to evenly-spread horizontal straight lines.
Meaning
(cartography) Mapping meridians to equally-spaced vertical straight lines, and circles of latitude to evenly-spread horizontal straight lines.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cylindrical, pseudocylindrical, conical, equiareal, equal-area, equidistant.
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