• (a.) Pertaining to, or based upon, many cones.
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Pertaining to, or based upon, many cones. ... <geometry> Polyconic projection, a projection of the earth's surface, or any portion thereof, by which each narrow zone is projected upon a conical surface that touches the sphere along this zone, the conical surface being then unrolled. This projection differs from conic projection in that latter...
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Pol`y·con'ic adjective [
Poly- +
conic .] Pertaining to, or based upon, many cones.
Polyconic projection (Map Making) ,
a projection of the earth's surface, or any portion thereof, by which each narrow zone is projected upon a conical surface that touches the sphere al...
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