mercator projection Mercatorial • Mercator sailing · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · mercator projection · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 19 · · Length 6 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) a map projection of the earth onto a cylinder; areas appear greater the farther they are from the equator. Synonyms: Mercator projection, Mercator's projection. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 j latin small letter j U+006A m latin small letter m U+006D n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F p latin small letter p U+0070 r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074