cartography

[ kahr-tog-ruh-fee ]

/ kɑrˈtɒg rə fi /

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noun

the production of maps, including construction of projections, design, compilation, drafting, and reproduction.

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Origin of cartography

1855–60; <Latin c(h)art(a) carte + -o- + -graphy

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car·to·graph

[kahr-tuh-graf, -grahf], /ˈkɑr təˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf/, nouncar·tog·ra·pher, nouncar·to·graph·ic

[kahr-tuh-graf-ik], /ˌkɑr təˈgræf ɪk/, car·to·graph·i·cal, adjectivecar·to·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby cartography

Cartland, cartload, cart off, cartogram, cartographer, cartography, cartomancy, carton, cartonnier, carton-pierre, cartoon

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How to use cartography in a sentence

The study, led by Bo Zhao from the University of Washington, is not intended to alarm anyone but rather to show the risks and opportunities involved in applying this rather infamous technology to cartography.
Deepfake tech takes on satellite maps|Devin Coldewey|April 22, 2021|TechCrunch
Beyond Baghdad the line drawn between Syria, now the property of France, and Iraq was more cartography than anthropology.
Gertrude of Arabia, the Woman Who Invented Iraq|Clive Irving|June 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The book is an interesting blend of forms, part cartography, philosophy, travelogue, and poetry.
This Week’s Hot Reads: Oct. 7, 2012|Nicholas Mancusi|October 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Official cartography again showed a single territory, from the sea to the river.
Israel Needs a Palestinian State|Gershom Gorenberg|September 19, 2011|DAILY BEAST

Cassini was right in saying that cartography was no longer at its height as a science.
Celebrated Travels and Travellers|Jules Verne
The bringing forward of the Cantino map confirms much of the supposed cartography.
Christopher Columbus and How He Received and Imparted the Spirit of Discovery|Justin Winsor
We come now to two significant maps in the early history of American cartography.
Christopher Columbus and How He Received and Imparted the Spirit of Discovery|Justin Winsor
It is to the work of Allefonsce that we probably owe another confusion of this northern cartography in the sixteenth century.
Christopher Columbus and How He Received and Imparted the Spirit of Discovery|Justin Winsor
Hence mathematical geography (see Map), including cartography as a practical application, comes first.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6|Various

British Dictionary definitions for cartography

cartography

chartography

/ (kɑːˈtɒɡrəfɪ) /

noun

the art, technique, or practice of compiling or drawing maps or charts

Derived forms of cartography

cartographer or chartographer, nouncartographic (ˌkɑːtəˈɡræfɪk), cartographical, chartographic or chartographical, adjectivecartographically or chartographically, adverb

Word Origin for cartography

C19: from French cartographie, from carte map, chart

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Scientific definitions for cartography

cartography

[ kär-tŏg′rə-fē ]

The art or technique of making maps or charts.

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chartography

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