Mollweide projection

noun

Moll·​wei·​de projection

ˈmȯlˌvīdə-

: an equal-area map projection capable of showing the entire surface of the earth in the form of an ellipse with all parallels as straight lines more widely spaced at the equator than at the poles, with the central meridian as one half the length of the equator, and with all other meridians ellipses equally spaced

Word History

Etymology

after Karl B. Mollweide †1825 German mathematician and astronomer

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