latitude |
mercator |
As nouns the difference between latitude and mercator
is that
latitude is (geography|astronomy) the angular distance north or south from a planet's equator, measured along the meridian of that particular point while
mercator is pertaining to an orthomorphic map projection, in which meridians appear at right-angles to the equator, and lines of latitude are horizontal lines whose distance from each other increases with distance from the equator.
chart |
mercator |
As nouns the difference between chart and mercator
is that
chart is a map while
mercator is pertaining to an orthomorphic map projection, in which meridians appear at right-angles to the equator, and lines of latitude are horizontal lines whose distance from each other increases with distance from the equator.
As a verb chart
is to draw a chart or map of.
meridians |
mercator |
As nouns the difference between meridians and mercator
is that
meridians is plural of lang=en while
Mercator is pertaining to an orthomorphic map projection, in which meridians appear at right-angles to the equator, and lines of latitude are horizontal lines whose distance from each other increases with distance from the equator.
projection |
mercator |
As nouns the difference between projection and mercator
is that
projection is something which projects, protrudes, juts out, sticks out, or stands out while
Mercator is pertaining to an orthomorphic map projection, in which meridians appear at right-angles to the equator, and lines of latitude are horizontal lines whose distance from each other increases with distance from the equator.
orthomorphic |
mercator |
As an adjective orthomorphic
is (cartography) conformal.
As a noun mercator is
pertaining to an orthomorphic map projection, in which meridians appear at right-angles to the equator, and lines of latitude are horizontal lines whose distance from each other increases with distance from the equator.