Associations to the word «Mercator»
Wiktionary
MERCATOR, noun. (chiefly attributive) Pertaining to an orthomorphic map projection, in which meridians appear at right-angles to the equator, and lines of latitude are horizontal lines whose distance from each other increases with distance from the equator.
MERCATOR, noun. Such a projection or chart.
Dictionary definition
MERCATOR, noun. Flemish geographer who lived in Germany; he invented the Mercator projection of maps of the globe (1512-1594).
Wise words
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.