map
[ map ]
/ mæp /
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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Nearby words
maoi, maoism, maoke mountains, maomao, maori, map, map out, map projection, map turtle, map unit, mapau
Idioms
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) < Medieval Latin mappa mundī map of the world; special use of Latin mappa napkin, said to be < Punic
SYNONYMS FOR map
1 plan, outline, diagram. 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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Definition 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/.
Definition 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
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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Medicine 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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Science 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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Idioms and Phrases with map
map
see put on the map; wipe off the map.
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