stereographic projection English

Meaning stereographic projection meaning

What does stereographic projection mean?

stereographic projection noun

— (projective geometry, complex analysis, cartography) A function that maps a sphere onto a plane; especially, the map generated by projecting each point of the sphere from the sphere's (designated) north pole to a point on the plane tangent to the south pole.

Synonyms stereographic projection synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as stereographic projection?

stereographic projection English » English

stereoprojection

stereo projection

perspective projection

azimuthal orthomorphic projection