A characteristic of a map projection where small areas are represented in their true shape and angles are preserved.

Small areas on a map are represented in their true shape and angles are preserved, a characteristic of some map projections.

A map projection is conformal when at any point the scale is the same in every direction. Therefore, meridians and parallels intersect at right angles and the shapes of very small areas and angles with very short sides are preserved. The size of most areas, however, is distorted.

the property of a map projection to represent true shape, wherein a projection preserves the shape of any small geographical area. This is accomplished by exact transformation of angles around points.

Map projection in which angles are preserved such as Mercator, Lambert's conformal and stereographic; also called orthomorphic.