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A mapping projection in which all great circle paths (on a sphere the shortest path between points) are shown as straight lines.
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Gnomonic projection — Gnomonic Gno*mon ic, Gnomonical Gno*mon ic*al, a. [L. gnomonicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. gnomonique. See {Gnomon}.] Of or pertaining to the gnomon, or the art of dialing. [1913 Webster] {Gnomonic projection}, a projection of the circles of the sphere, in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gnomonic projection — The gnomonic map projection displays all great circles as straight lines.Thus the shortest route between two locations in reality corresponds to that on the map. This is achieved by projecting, with respect to the center of the Earth (hence… … Wikipedia
gnomonic projection — gnomoninė projekcija statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. gnomonic projection; gnomonical projection vok. gnomonische Projektion, f; Gnomonprojektion, f rus. гномоническая проекция, f pranc. projection gnomonique, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
gnomonic projection — noun : an azimuthal projection of a part of a hemisphere showing the earth s grid as projected by radials from a point at the center of the sphere onto a tangent plane so that all straight lines represent arcs of great circles thereby making this … Useful english dictionary
Gnomonic — Gno*mon ic, Gnomonical Gno*mon ic*al, a. [L. gnomonicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. gnomonique. See {Gnomon}.] Of or pertaining to the gnomon, or the art of dialing. [1913 Webster] {Gnomonic projection}, a projection of the circles of the sphere, in which the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Projection gnomonique — La projection gnomonique transforme les grands cercles en droites En géométrie et en cartographie, une projection gnomonique est une projection cartographique azimutale transformant les grands cercles en lignes droites ; le trajet le plus… … Wikipédia en Français
gnomonic map projection — A perspective map projection on a plane tangent to the surface of a sphere having the point of projection at the center of the sphere. The projection is neither conformal nor equal area. It is the only projection in which great circles on the… … Aviation dictionary
projection — Synonyms and related words: Lambert conformal projection, Mercator projection, Miller projection, acting, actualization, aeronautical chart, alienation, alphabet, archery, art, astronomical chart, atlas, autism, autistic thinking, avoidance… … Moby Thesaurus
projection gnomonique — gnomoninė projekcija statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. gnomonic projection; gnomonical projection vok. gnomonische Projektion, f; Gnomonprojektion, f rus. гномоническая проекция, f pranc. projection gnomonique, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
gnomonic chart — noun : a chart on the gnomonic projection … Useful english dictionary
