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Definition Mercator projection in American English

Mercator projection noun

[uncountable] noun
/mərˈkeɪtər prəˌdʒekʃ(ə)n/
1

the traditional way of showing countries on a map, in which the shapes of the countries are accurate but not their sizes in relation to each other

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Definition Mercator projection in American English