azimuthal equidistant projection

noun

: a map projection of the surface of the earth so centered at any given point that a straight line radiating from the center to any other point represents the shortest distance and can be measured to scale

Illustration of azimuthal equidistant projection

• 1 London
• 2 Algiers
• 3 Moscow
• 4 Rio de Janeiro
• 5 Tokyo
• 6 Auckland

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above