Mercator

[ mer-key-ter; Flemish mer-kah-tawr ]

noun

1. Ger·har·dus [jer-, hahr, -d, uh, s], Gerhard Kremer, 1512–94, Flemish cartographer and geographer.

adjective

1. noting, pertaining to, or according to the principles of a Mercator projection:

   a Mercator chart.

Mercator

/ mɜːˈkeɪtə /

noun

1. MercatorGerardus15121594MFlemishGEOGRAPHY: cartographerSCIENCE: mathematician Gerardus (dʒəˈrɑːdəs). Latinized name of Gerhard Kremer. 1512–94, Flemish cartographer and mathematician

Mercator

/ mər-kā′tər /

1. Flemish cartographer who in 1568 developed the Mercator projection. In 1585 he began work on a book of maps of Europe, a project that was later completed by his son and published in 1595. As a result of the drawing of the Greek titan Atlas carrying the globe on his shoulders on the book's cover, the term “atlas” was subsequently applied to any book of maps.

Example Sentences

"When we talk about climate change, we tend to reduce that to changes on the surface because we live there," said Angélique Melet, a researcher with Mercator Ocean International.

From BBC

"We have this window in the coming years to try and mitigate the impacts of climate change, by cutting emissions," says Dr Angélique Melet from Mercator Ocean International.

From BBC

"It's about Chinese state-owned enterprises going abroad... to help facilitate the flow of resources that China needs," said Jacob Gunter, a senior analyst at the Mercator Institute for China Studies.

From BBC

“They need to keep the Europeans as far away from the Americans as possible,” said Mikko Huotari, executive director of the Mercator Institute for China Studies, of the Chinese delegation’s goal this week.

From New York Times

Mikko Huotari of the Mercator Institute for China Studies said he expected a "significantly more critical language on the challenge that China poses internationally" in the strategy.

From Reuters