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| Moll·weide pro·jec·tion [ mól vdə prə jèkshən ] (plural Moll·weide pro·jec·tions) |
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world map: a projection of a map of the world showing lines of latitude as straight lines and lines of longitude as elliptical lines, used to show the distribution of land masses and oceans. This projection distorts shape but gives an indication of the relative size of countries and oceans.
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| [Early 20th century. After Karl B. Mollweide (1774-1825), German mathematician] |
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