Mercator

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mər kā′tər; for 1 also Flem. mer kä′tôr)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Mer•ca•tor  (mər kā′tər; for 1 also Flem. mer kä′tôr),USA pronunciation n. 
    Ger•har•dus  (jər här′dəs),USA pronunciation (Gerhard Kremer), 1512–94, Flemish cartographer and geographer.

adj. 
  1. Geographynoting, pertaining to, or according to the principles of a Mercator projection:a Mercator chart.

'Mercator' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Mercator projection - Peters' projection - great-circle track - loxodromic - Mercator sailing - Mercator track

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