gnomonic
/noh-mon-ik/US // noʊˈmɒn ɪk //
糯米人,糯米,侏儒,地精
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : of or relating to a gnomon or to a sundial.
- : of or relating to the measurement of time by a gnomon or a sundial.
- : gnomic.
- : of, relating to, or noting a map projection in which all great circles are depicted as straight lines: a gnomonic chart.
Examples
A modified or composite course can readily be laid out on a gnomonic chart.
Another kind of projection in common use is the “gnomonic projection” (fig. 12).
Gnomonic and conical projections are also used for the polar charts, differing little from the foregoing for moderate areas.
The distortion, however, is necessarily enormous when the celestial sphere is presented in only six gnomonic maps.
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