# van der Grinten projection

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A compromise map projection that is neither equal-area nor conformal, but projects the entire world onto a circle.

## Etymology
Devised by Alphons J. van der Grinten in 1898.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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