map

¹ American  

[map] / mæp /

noun

1. a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation.

   a map of Canada.

   Synonyms:

   diagram, outline, plan

2. a maplike delineation, representation, or reflection of anything.

   The old man's face is a map of time.

3. Mathematics. function.

4. Slang. the face.

   Wipe that smile off that ugly map of yours.

5. Genetics. genetic map.

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verb (used with object)

mapped, mapping

1. to represent or delineate on or as if on a map.

2. to sketch or plan (often followed byout ).

   to map out a new career.

idioms

1. off the map, out of existence; into oblivion.

   Whole cities were wiped off the map.

2. 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.

Map ² American  

[map] / mæp /

Also Mapes

noun

1. Walter, c1140–1209?, Welsh ecclesiastic, poet, and satirist.

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MAP ³ American  

abbreviation

1. modified American plan.

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map ¹ British  

/ mæp /

noun

1. a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface or part of it, showing the geographical distributions, positions, etc, of natural or artificial features such as roads, towns, relief, rainfall, etc

2. a diagrammatic representation of the distribution of stars or of the surface of a celestial body

   a lunar map

3. a maplike drawing of anything

4. maths another name for function

5. a slang word for face

6. no longer important or in existence (esp in the phrase wipe off the map )

7. to make (a town, company, etc) well-known

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verb

1. to make a map of

2. maths to represent or transform (a function, figure, set, etc) See also map out

   the results were mapped onto a graph

3. (intr) to fit in with or correspond to

Map ² British  

/ mæp, ˈmeɪpiːz, mæps /

noun

1. Walter. ?1140–?1209, Welsh ecclesiastic and satirical writer. His chief work is the miscellany De Nugis curialium

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map Scientific  

/ măp /

1. 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.

2. See also projection

3. See genetic map

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map More Idioms  

1. see put on the map; wipe off the map.

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Related Words

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.

Other Word Forms

• mapless adjective
• mappable adjective
• mapper noun
• remap verb (used with object)
• self-mapped adjective
• unmappable adjective
• unmapped adjective
• well-mapped adjective

Etymology

Origin of map

First recorded in 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; perhaps compare Mishnaic Hebrew mapāh “tablecloth”

Related Words

• design
• drawing
• graph
• outline
• picture
• plan
• print
• sketch