Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hammer projection

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.64 in modern English

Syllables: ham-mer pro-jec-tion
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A certain map projection intended to reduce distortion in the regions of the outer meridians, where it is extreme in the Mollweide projection.

Etymology

Described by Ernst Hammer in 1892.

Inflected Forms

Hammer projections (plural)

Questions

What does hammer projection mean?: A certain map projection intended to reduce distortion in the regions of the outer meridians, where it is extreme in the Mollweide projection.
Where does hammer projection come from?: Described by Ernst Hammer in 1892.

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