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.

Idioms for 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) < 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.

OTHER WORDS FROM map

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 of map

mappable, adjective mapless, adjective mapper, noun

Word 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

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.

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.

Idioms and Phrases with map

map

see put on the map; wipe off the map.