azimuthal equidistant projection
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azimuthal equidistant projection
n.
A map projection designed so that a straight line from the central point on the map to any other point gives the accurate distance between the two points.
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azimuth′al equidis′tant projec′tion
n.
a cartographic projection in which the shortest distance between any point and a central point is a straight line, such a line representing a great circle through the central point.
[1940–45]
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