The Collaborative International Dictionary
Orthomorphic projection
Orthomorphic \Or`tho*mor"phic\, a. [Ortho- + morphic.] (Geom.) Having the right form.
Orthomorphic projection, a projection in which the angles in the figure to be projected are equal to the corresponding angles in the projected figure.
WordNet
orthomorphic projection
n. a map projection in which a small area is rendered in its true shape [syn: conformal projection]
Usage examples of "orthomorphic projection".
Near the top of the map, extending deep into the polar pack at the neck of the conical orthomorphic projection map was a yellow ribbon, in great loops reaching upwards.