Conical projection Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a map projection of the globe onto a cone with its point over one of the earth's poles
conic projection.
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- a mode of representing the sphere, the spherical surface being projected upon the surface of a cone tangent to the sphere, the point of sight being at the center of the sphere.
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- a method of delineating the surface of a sphere upon a plane surface as if projected upon the surface of a cone; much used by makers of maps in Europe.
- a mode of representing the sphere, the spherical surface being projected upon the surface of a cone tangent to the sphere, the point of sight being at the center of the sphere.