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| con·ic pro·jec·tion (plural con·ic pro·jec·tions) |
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1. map projection on flattened cone: a method of making a map by projecting the globe onto a surrounding cone whose point is above one of the poles and then flattening the cone
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2. map with longitude lines like spokes: a map made by conic projection. On a conic projection, the parallels of latitude appear as concentric circles, and the lines of longitude radiate from the center as equal radii.
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