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projection vs map projection

map projection vs projection

projection and map projection both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
projection Yes No No No
map projection Yes No No No
As nouns, map projection is a hyponym of projection; that is, map projection is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than projection:
  • projection: the representation of a figure or solid on a plane as it would look from a particular direction
  • map projection: a projection of the globe onto a flat map using a grid of lines of latitude and longitude
projection (noun) map projection (noun)
the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting a projection of the globe onto a flat map using a grid of lines of latitude and longitude
the act of projecting out from something
any structure that branches out from a central support
the representation of a figure or solid on a plane as it would look from a particular direction
a planned undertaking
a prediction made by extrapolating from past observations
the projection of an image from a film onto a screen
the acoustic phenomenon that gives sound a penetrating quality
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your own traits and emotions are attributed to someone else
any solid convex shape that juts out from something
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