Meanings
nounHammer projection (plural Hammer projections)
plural Hammer projections
- cartographyA certain map projection intended to reduce distortion in the regions of the outer meridians, where it is extreme in the Mollweide projection.
Origin
Described by Ernst Hammer in 1892.
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Hammer projection. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hammer%20projection
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hammer projection,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hammer%20projection.
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