map projection

noun

1. a means of representing or a representation of the globe or celestial sphere or part of it on a flat map, using a grid of lines of latitude and longitude

Example Sentences

The idea for the new map projection came from a recent paper I wrote, “Envelope Polyhedra,” introducing new class of regular polyhedra in which polygons are allowed to appear back-to-back.

From Scientific American

It is in full color, amazingly sharp, and the map projection changes to show the most relevant information as you near a turn, including a full map overlay.

From The Verge

A note from Neil Freeman: When I say the maps are in the same scale, each is drawn in a custom Transverse Mercator map projection centred on each system.

From The Guardian