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Mercator

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /məˈkeɪ.tə/
  • UK: /mɜːˈkeɪ.tə/
  • US: /mɜɹˈkeɪ.tɜɹ/
  • CMU ARPABET: M ER0 K EY1 T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Synonym of Mercator projection.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Mercator projection

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Gerardus Mercator, Gerhard Kremer

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: geographer

History

Etymology

From Gerardus Mercator, Latinized name of Gerard de Cremer (1512–1594), Flemish cartographer and mathematician, from Latin mercātor (“merchant”).