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[ map ]
/ mæp /
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noun
verb (used with object), mapped, map·ping.
to represent or delineate on or as if on a map.
to sketch or plan (often followed by out): to map out a new career.
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Idioms about map
off the map, out of existence; into oblivion: Whole cities were wiped off the map.
put on the map, to bring into the public eye; make known, famous, or prominent: The discovery of gold put our town on the map.
Origin of map
1350–1400; Middle English mappe-(mounde), from Medieval Latin mappa mundī “map of the world”; special use of Latin mappa “napkin,” said to be from Punic
synonym study for map
1. Map, chart, graph refer to representations of surfaces, areas, or facts. Map most commonly refers to a representation of the surface of the earth or a section of it, or an area of the sky: a map of England. A chart may be an outline map with symbols conveying information superimposed on it, a map designed especially for navigators on water or in the air, a diagram, or a table giving information in an orderly form: a chart of the shoals off a coast. A graph may be a diagram representing a set of interrelated facts by means of dots or lines on a coordinate background; or it may use small figures (people, animals, machines, etc.) appropriate to the facts being represented, each figure standing for a specific number in statistics being given: a graph of the rise in population from 1900 to 1980.
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Other definitions for map (2 of 3)
Map
[ map ]
/ mæp /
noun
Walter, c1140–1209?, Welsh ecclesiastic, poet, and satirist.
Also Mapes [meyps, mey-peez]. /meɪps, ˈmeɪ piz/.
Other definitions for map (3 of 3)
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British Dictionary definitions for map (1 of 2)
map
/ (mæp) /
noun
verb maps, mapping or mapped (tr)
Derived forms of map
mappable, adjectivemapless, adjectivemapper, nounWord Origin for map
C16: from Medieval Latin mappa (mundi) map (of the world), from Latin mappa cloth
British Dictionary definitions for map (2 of 2)
Map
Mapes (mæps, ˈmeɪpiːz)
/ (mæp) /
noun
Walter. ?1140–?1209, Welsh ecclesiastic and satirical writer. His chief work is the miscellany De Nugis curialium
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Medical definitions for map
map
[ măp ]
n.
The human face.
A genetic map.
v.
To make a map of.
To locate a gene or DNA sequence in a specific region of a chromosome in relation to known genes or DNA sequences.
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Scientific definitions for map
map
[ măp ]
A representation of a region of three-dimensional space, such as of the Earth or a part of the universe, usually on a two-dimensional plane surface. See also projection.
See genetic map.
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Other Idioms and Phrases with map
map
see put on the map; wipe off the map.
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