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homolosine projection definition

ho·molo·sine projection (hō mäl′ə sīn′, -sēn′, -sin; hə-)

a map of the earth's surface combining certain features of homolographic and sinusoidal projections so as to allow a minimum of distortion for the continents

Etymology: < Gr homalos (akin to homos, same) + sine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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