投とう影えい図ず法ほう

noun

projection method; method of projection

Technical term used in cartography, geometry, and technical drawing to refer to a systematic way of representing a three-dimensional object or surface on a plane.

• メルカトル投とう影えい図ず法ほうは航こう海かい図ずによく使つかわれる。

  The Mercator projection method is often used for nautical charts.

• この地ち図ずは正せい距きょ方ほう位い投とう影えい図ず法ほうで描えがかれている。

  This map is drawn using the azimuthal equidistant projection.