stereographic projection
noun Mathematics.
a one-to-one correspondence between the points on a sphere and the extended complex plane where the north pole on the sphere corresponds to the point at infinity of the plane.
Compare
extended complex plane.
Origin of stereographic projection
First recorded in 1695–1705
Words nearby stereographic projection
stereoencephalotomy,
stereognosis,
stereogram,
stereograph,
stereographer,
stereographic projection,
stereography,
stereoimage,
stereoisomer,
stereoisomeric,
stereoisomerism