gnomonic chart

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• gnomonic chart — noun : a chart on the gnomonic projection …   Useful english dictionary

• chart — Synonyms and related words: Lambert conformal projection, Mercator projection, Miller projection, adjust, aeronautical chart, alphabet, arrange, art, astronomical chart, atlas, azimuthal equidistant projection, azimuthal projection, blueprint,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• gnomonic projection — noun : an azimuthal projection of a part of a hemisphere showing the earth s grid as projected by radials from a point at the center of the sphere onto a tangent plane so that all straight lines represent arcs of great circles thereby making this …   Useful english dictionary

• Nautical chart — A nautical chart is a graphic representation of a maritime area and adjacent coastal regions. Depending on the scale of the chart, it may show depths of water and heights of land (topographic map), natural features of the seabed, details of the… …   Wikipedia

• great-circle chart — noun : gnomonic projection …   Useful english dictionary

• Great-circle navigation — is the practice of navigating a vessel (such as a ship or aircraft) along a track that follows a great circle. A great circle track is the shortest distance between two points on the surface of the earth. MethodsIn order to construct a great… …   Wikipedia

• great-circle track — the route of a ship following the arc of a great circle, appearing as a curved line on a Mercator chart and as a straight line on a gnomonic chart. [1955 60] * * * …   Universalium

• great-circle track — noun : the track of a ship following or navigating on or in relation to a great circle * * * the route of a ship following the arc of a great circle, appearing as a curved line on a Mercator chart and as a straight line on a gnomonic chart. [1955 …   Useful english dictionary

• map — mappable, adj. mapper, n. /map/, n., v., mapped, mapping. n. 1. a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships… …   Universalium

• Map — /map/, n. Walter, c1140 1209?, Welsh ecclesiastic, poet, and satirist. Also, Mapes /mayps, may peez/. * * * I Graphic representation, drawn to scale and usually on a flat surface, of features usually geographic, geologic, or geopolitical of an… …   Universalium

• MAP — See modified American plan. * * * I Graphic representation, drawn to scale and usually on a flat surface, of features usually geographic, geologic, or geopolitical of an area of the Earth or of any celestial body. Globes are maps represented on… …   Universalium