equal-area projection

1. Lambert's zenithal equal-area projection
   兰伯特等积方位投影
2. An equal-area map projection showing parallels and the equator as straight lines and other meridians as curved; used to map tropical latitudes.
   把导轨和赤道显示成直的其他子午线显示成弯的的等区域地图；常用于制订热带地区地图。
3. An equal-area map projection of the globe; oceans are distorted in order to minimize the distortion of the continents.
   一个相等领域的地图投影图；为了使大陆的变形减到最小，海洋变形。
4. Snyder Equal-area Map Projection for Polyhedral Globes
   对施奈德等积多面体投影的研究

noun

1. a map projection in which quadrilaterals formed by meridians and parallels have an area on the map proportional to their area on the globe

   Synonym:    equal-area map projection