van der Grinten projection

noun

A compromise map projection that is neither equal-area nor conformal, but projects the entire world onto a circle.

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Meanings

nounvan der Grinten projection (plural van der Grinten projections)

plural van der Grinten projections

  1. cartographyA compromise map projection that is neither equal-area nor conformal, but projects the entire world onto a circle.

Origin

Devised by Alphons J. van der Grinten in 1898.

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APA

van der Grinten projection. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/van%20der%20Grinten%20projection

MLA

“van der Grinten projection.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/van%20der%20Grinten%20projection. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “van der Grinten projection,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/van%20der%20Grinten%20projection.

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