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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Stereographic \Ste`re*o*graph"ic\, Stereographical
\Ste`re*o*graph"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. st['e]r['e]ographique.]
Made or done according to the rules of stereography;
delineated on a plane; as, a stereographic chart of the
earth.
[1913 Webster]
Stereographic projection (Geom.), a method of representing
the sphere in which the center of projection is taken in
the surface of the sphere, and the plane upon which the
projection is made is at right andles to the diameter
passing through the center of projection.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Stereographic \Ste`re*o*graph"ic\, Stereographical
\Ste`re*o*graph"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. st['e]r['e]ographique.]
Made or done according to the rules of stereography;
delineated on a plane; as, a stereographic chart of the
earth.
Stereographic projection (Geom.), a method of representing
the sphere in which the center of projection is taken in
the surface of the sphere, and the plane upon which the
projection is made is at right andles to the diameter
passing through the center of projection.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
stereographic projection
n.
(lb en projective geometry complex analysis cartography) A function
that maps a sphere onto a plane; especially, the map generated by
projecting each point of the sphere from the sphere's (designated) north
pole to a point on the plane tangent to the south pole.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
stereographic projection
n.
(lb en projective geometry complex analysis cartography) A function
that maps a sphere onto a plane; especially, the map generated by
projecting each point of the sphere from the sphere's (designated) north
pole to a point on the plane tangent to the south pole.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
stereographic projection
n.
(lb en projective geometry complex analysis cartography) A function
that maps a sphere onto a plane; especially, the map generated by
projecting each point of the sphere from the sphere's (designated) north
pole to a point on the plane tangent to the south pole.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
stereographic projection
n.
(lb en projective geometry complex analysis cartography) A function
that maps a sphere onto a plane; especially, the map generated by
projecting each point of the sphere from the sphere's (designated) north
pole to a point on the plane tangent to the south pole.
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
stereographic projection /stˌɛɹɪəʊɡɹˈafɪk pɹədʒˈɛkʃən/
stereographische Projektion
see: projection, projections, equidistant projection, equiareal projection, equivalent projection, gnomonic projection, parallel projection, conformal projection
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