adjective
- relating to or involving stereography, a method of representing three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface
Usage: technical; cartography; mathematics
Examples
- The stereographic projection is commonly used in mapmaking to represent the Earth’s surface.
- Cartographers use stereographic techniques to create accurate polar maps.
- The stereographic method preserves angles but distorts areas in map projections.
- Students learned about stereographic representation in their geography class.
- The stereographic coordinate system is useful for certain mathematical calculations.
- Navigation charts often employ stereographic projections for polar regions.