conical projection in English
noun
1
a map projection in which an area of the earth is projected onto a cone whose vertex is usually above one of the poles, then unrolled onto a flat surface.
Among his other achievements was the fact that he invented the conical projection , an important projection of the sphere onto a plane which is used in cartography.
noun
conic projection
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1. A Cutaneous horn (cornu cutaneum) is a hard conical projection from the skin, made of compact keratin