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; [syn: equal-area projection, equal-area map projection]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
equal-area map projection
n 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 [syn: equal-area
projection, equal-area map projection]