Meridian vs Equirectangular - What's the difference?
meridian | equirectangular |
An imaginary great circle on the Earth's surface, passing through the geographic poles.
Either half of such a great circle, all points of which have the same longitude.
(astronomy) A great circle passing through the poles of the celestial sphere and the zenith for a particular observer.
(mathematics) A similar line on any general surface of revolution.
(alternative medicine) Any of the pathways on the body along which the vital energy is thought to flow and, therefore, the acupoints are distributed.
The highest point, as of success, prosperity, etc.; culmination.
* Shakespeare
Meridional; relating to a meridian.
Relating to noon
Relating to the highest point or culmination.
(cartography) Mapping meridians to equally-spaced vertical straight lines, and circles of latitude to evenly-spread horizontal straight lines.
As a proper noun meridian
is a cdp in colorado.As an adjective equirectangular is
(cartography) mapping meridians to equally-spaced vertical straight lines, and circles of latitude to evenly-spread horizontal straight lines.meridian
English
(wikipedia meridian)Noun
(en noun)- I have touched the highest point of all my greatness, / And from that full meridian of my glory / I haste now to my setting.
Adjective
(-)- meridian splendour