stereographic projection

noun

Mathematics.

a one-to-one correspondence between the points on a sphere and the extended complex plane where the north pole on the sphere corresponds to the point at infinity of the plane.

Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of stereographic projection¹

First recorded in 1695–1705

Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

The 3D-printed sculpture pictured above shows how a stereographic projection translates from a sphere to a plane—the curves on the sphere become straight lines on the plane.

From

The 3D-printed sculpture pictured above shows how a stereographic projection translates from a sphere to a plane — the curves on the sphere become straight lines on the plane.

From

The kind of projection most extensively used is the “stereographic projection.”

From

The stereographic projection, however, represents the poles and zone-circles on a plane surface and not on a spherical surface.

From

A stereographic projection of a rhombohedral crystal is given in fig.

From

stereographer stereography

Browse