sinusoidal projection

sinusoidal projection
Cartog.
an equal-area projection in which parallels are straight lines spaced at regular intervals, the central meridian is a straight line one-half the length of the equator, and the other meridians are curves symmetrical to the central meridian.
[1940-45]

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