orthomorphic projection

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orthomorphic projection - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Orthomorphic \Or`tho*mor"phic\, a. [Ortho- + morphic.] (Geom.)
     Having the right form.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Orthomorphic projection, a projection in which the angles
        in the figure to be projected are equal to the
        corresponding angles in the projected figure.
        [1913 Webster] orthopaedic

orthomorphic projection - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  orthomorphic projection
      n 1: a map projection in which a small area is rendered in its
           true shape [syn: conformal projection, orthomorphic projection
           ]