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tangent projection

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  1. [map projections] A projection whose surface touches the globe's surface without piercing it. A tangent planar projection touches the generating globe at a point of tangency for planar projections or along a line of tangency for conic and cylindrical projections. At the point or line of tangency, the projection is free from distortion. Media/tangent-projection.gif

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