Mercator

== English == === Etymology === From Gerardus Mercator, Latinized name of Gerard de Cremer (1512–1594), Flemish cartographer and mathematician, from Latin mercātor (“merchant”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /məˈkeɪ.tə/, /mɜːˈkeɪ.tə/ (US) IPA(key): /mɜɹˈkeɪ.tɜɹ/ === Noun === Mercator (plural Mercators) Synonym of Mercator projection. 1809, Lord Byron, letter (to Henry Drury), 25 Jun 1809: we have determined to go by way of Lisbon […] , if so be that Capt. Kidd our gallant or rather gallows commander understands plain sailing and Mercator, and takes us on our voyage all according to the Chart. === Further reading === Mercator projection on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Web Mercator projection on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === cremator