type of map projection, 1660s, invented by Flemish geographer Gerhard Kremer (1512-1594), who Latinized his surname, which means "dealer, tradesman," as Mercator (see merchant). He first used this type of map projection in 1568.
雙語例句
1. Mercator might be used by a geologist mapping current directions in Palaeozoic sediment.
地質(zhì)學(xué)家可用麥卡托投影來繪制古生界沉積中的水流方向.
來自辭典例句
2. The mercator projection is one of the most used world map projection.
麥卡托式是最常用的世界地圖投影法.
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3. We improved arithmetics of Mercator mapping transform and inverse transform.
改進(jìn)了墨卡托變換與逆變換算法.
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4. Flemish cartographer who developed the Mercator projection ( 1568 ).