Thesaurus: homolographic

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1. a. Preserving the mutual relations of parts, especially as to size and form; maintaining relative proportion.
2. Preserving the mutual relations of parts, especially as to size and form; maintaining relative proportion. Homolographic projection, a method of constructing geographical charts or maps, so that the surfaces, as delineated on a plane, have the same relative size as the real surfaces; that is, so that the relative actual areas of the different countries are accurately represented by the corresponding portions of the map.
3. Preserving the mutual relations of parts, especially as to sizeand form; maintaining relative proportion. Homolographic projection,a method of constructing geographical charts or maps, so that thesurfaces, as delineated on a plane, have the same relative size asthe real surfaces; that is, so that the relative actual areas of thedifferent countries are accurately represented by the correspondingportions of the map.
4. a. Preserving the mutual relations of parts, especially as to size and form; maintaining relative proportion.