Azimuthal projection (technique)
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image-making processes and techniques > <perspective and shading techniques> > projection (perspective and shading technique)
Descripción
Refers to a projection that depicts a portion of a globe as a flattened disk. It is often used in cartography and typically represents a section of the Earth or a heavenly body as viewed from a point at the center of the globe ("gnonomic projection"), on the opposite side of the globe ("stereographic projection"), or from a point in space ("orthographic projection").
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Otros términos
- azimutale projectie [nl]
- proyección azimutal [es]
- projection, azimuthal (technique) [en]
- zenithal projection (technique) [en]
- proyección [es]