mercator projection
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English
33
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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.
Example Sentences
- "In the Mercator projection, the line of intersection between the cylinder and the sphere is the equator, while in the Traverse Mercator this line is a meridian."
- "Most digital maps are displayed in the Web Mercator projection but this is slowly changing. Web Mercator became the default standard for web mapping when the major online map services adopted it, like Google and OpenStreetMap."
Etymology
From Gerardus Mercator, Latinized name of Gerard de Cremer (1512–1594), Flemish cartographer and mathematician, from Latin mercātor (“merchant”).
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: mercātor