Mercatorian

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adjective

Of or relating to Gerardus Mercator, 16th-century Flemish cartographer who invented the Mercator projection.

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Meanings

adjectiveMercatorian (comparative more Mercatorian, superlative most Mercatorian)

comparative more Mercatorian · superlative most Mercatorian

  1. Of or relating to Gerardus Mercator, 16th-century Flemish cartographer who invented the Mercator projection.

Origin

From Mercator + -ian.

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APA

Mercatorian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mercatorian

MLA

“Mercatorian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mercatorian. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mercatorian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mercatorian.

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