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orthomorphic projection

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or⋅tho⋅mor⋅phic projec⋅tion

[awr-thuh-mawr-fik, awr-]
–noun Cartography.
conformal projection.

Origin:
1880–85; ortho- + -morphic

conformal projection

–noun Cartography.
a map projection in which angles formed by lines are preserved: a map made using this projection preserves the shape of any small area.
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orthomorphic projection

noun
a map projection in which a small area is rendered in its true shape [syn: conformal projection
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