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Lambert conformal projection

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noun

Cartography.

  1. a conformal projection in which meridians are represented as straight lines converging toward the nearest pole and parallels as arc segments of concentric circles.

Etymology

Origin of Lambert conformal projection

First recorded in 1875–80; named after J. H. Lambert

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