Hŏm'/o·lo·grăph'ic, a.

adjective

a. [Gr. ὁμός, same, like, ὅλος, whole, and γράφειν, to write, describe, or draw.] Preserving the mutual relations of parts, especially as to size and form; maintaining relative proportion.

Homolographic projection, a method of constructing geographical charts or maps, so that the surfaces, as delineated on a plane, have the same relative proportions as the real surfaces; that is, so that the relative actual areas of the different countries are accurately represented by the corresponding portions of the map.