"Tissot's indicatrix" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Tissot's indicatrices [plural]
Etymology: Developed by French mathematician Nicolas Auguste Tissot in the 19th century. Head templates: {{en-noun|Tissot's indicatrices}} Tissot's indicatrix (plural Tissot's indicatrices)
  1. (cartography) A mathematical contrivance used to characterize local distortions due to map projection. It is the geometry that results from projecting a circle of infinitesimal radius from a curved geometric model, such as a globe, onto a map. Wikipedia link: Tissot's indicatrix Categories (topical): Cartography

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