- Clarke spheroid
- сфероид Кларка
English-Russian cartography dictionary. 2013.
English-Russian cartography dictionary. 2013.
clarke's spheroid — noun Usage: usually capitalized C Etymology: after Alexander R. Clarke died 1914 English geodesist : an ideal oblate spheroid generally recognized as representing the figure of the earth at average sea level … Useful english dictionary
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map — mappable, adj. mapper, n. /map/, n., v., mapped, mapping. n. 1. a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships… … Universalium
Map — /map/, n. Walter, c1140 1209?, Welsh ecclesiastic, poet, and satirist. Also, Mapes /mayps, may peez/. * * * I Graphic representation, drawn to scale and usually on a flat surface, of features usually geographic, geologic, or geopolitical of an… … Universalium