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Cylindrical Projections

Description: Cylindrical projections, in cartography, represent the transformation of the Earth's spherical surface onto a cylinder. These projections preserve the shape of regions but distort areas and distances as one moves away from the equator.

Examples

Noun:

1. The Mercator projection is a well-known cylindrical projection used for navigation purposes.
2. Cylindrical projections are widely used in creating world maps for educational and reference purposes.

Adjective:

1. The cylindrical projection map showed the countries in their true shapes.
2. The local library has a collection of cylindrical projection atlases.

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