authalic

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adjective

Of a map, equal-area.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

adjectiveauthalic (comparative more authalic, superlative most authalic)

comparative more authalic · superlative most authalic

  1. cartographyOf a map, equal-area.

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Origin

Borrowed from French authalique, coinage of Nicolas Auguste Tissot; further derivation uncertain.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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