/ Dictionary / Index M Mercator: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Mer•ca•tor Pronunciation: (mur-kā'tur for 1 also Flem. mer-kä'tôr), [key] — n. (Gerhard Kremer), 1512–94, Flemish cartographer and geographer. —adj. noting, pertaining to, or according to the principles of a Mercator projection: a Mercator chart. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: mercator (Thesaurus) Mercast Mercator projection Related Content Daily Word Quiz: placid Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language