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Noun: homolosine projection
  1. An equal-area projection map of the globe; oceans are distorted in order to minimize the distortion of the continents
    "Cartographers often use the homolosine projection for world maps in atlases"

Derived forms: homolosine projections

Type of: equal-area map projection, equal-area projection

Encyclopedia: Homolosine projection