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mercator

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Noun

Flemish geographer who lived in Germany; he invented the Mercator projection of maps of the globe (1512-1594)

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Mercator Gerardus Mercator Gerhard Kremer

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gerardus mercator mercator mercator projection mercator's projection
Words contain "mercator" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
mercator gerardus mercator gerhard kremer mercator's projection

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