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Polyconic — Pol y*con ic, a. [Poly + conic.] Pertaining to, or based upon, many cones. [1913 Webster] {Polyconic projection} (Map Making), a projection of the earth s surface, or any portion thereof, by which each narrow zone is projected upon a conical… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
polyconic — I. “+ adjective Etymology: poly + conic : relating to or based on many cones II. noun : polyconic projection … Useful english dictionary
Polyconic projection — Polyconic Pol y*con ic, a. [Poly + conic.] Pertaining to, or based upon, many cones. [1913 Webster] {Polyconic projection} (Map Making), a projection of the earth s surface, or any portion thereof, by which each narrow zone is projected upon a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
polyconic projection — [päl΄i kän′ik] n. a type of conic map projection in which the parallels are represented as arcs of circles having centers at different points along the straight central meridian and the other meridians are shown as curves … English World dictionary
Polyconic projection — A polyconic projection is a conical map projection. The projection stems from rolling a cone tangent to the Earth at all parallels of latitude, instead of a single cone in a normal conic projection. Each parallel is a circular arc of true scale.… … Wikipedia
polyconic projection — A map projection that is a combination of separate conic projections drawn for each parallel or latitude. In this projection, the central meridian is a straight line and other meridians are curves concave to the central meridians. Parallels are… … Aviation dictionary
polyconic projection — noun a conic projection of a map having distances between meridians equal to those distances on a globe • Hypernyms: ↑conic projection, ↑conical projection * * * noun : a map projection based on the development of a series of concentric cones… … Useful english dictionary
polyconic — /pol ee kon ik/, adj. pertaining to or utilizing two or more cones. [1860 65; POLY + CONIC] * * * … Universalium
polyconic — adjective Pertaining to, or based upon, many cones … Wiktionary
polyconic — poly·conic … English syllables
polyconic projection — noun Date: circa 1864 a map projection consisting of a composite series of concentric cones each of which before being unrolled has been placed over a sphere so as to be tangent to a different parallel of latitude … New Collegiate Dictionary
