map

[ map ]

/ mæp /

noun

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.

a maplike delineation, representation, or reflection of anything: The old man's face is a map of time.

Mathematics. function(def 4a).

Slang. the face: Wipe that smile off that ugly map of yours.

Genetics. genetic map.

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.

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OTHER WORDS FROM map

map·pa·ble, adjective map·per, noun re·map, verb (used with object), re·mapped, re·map·ping. self-mapped, adjective

un·map·pa·ble, adjective un·mapped, adjective well-mapped, adjective

Words nearby map

maoi, maoism, maoke mountains, maomao, maori, map, map out, map projection, map turtle, map unit, mapau

Example sentences from the Web for mapped

As I mapped out a new path for my life, I wanted to do something positive.

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With the complete camera record, he mapped out an indisputable timeline.

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More than 23,000 square miles have been mapped by a pair of survey ships, one Dutch and one Chinese.

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I sought them out and mapped out what a true-to-life 21st-century caper would look like at the most powerful bank in capitalism.

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The parcel is 2.15 hectares (about 5.3 acres) and has been mapped out and delineated in this exact size since the year 1507.

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It was as if he had mapped out and settled a matter definitely.

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The doctors of the church: they mapped out the whole theology of it.

Ulysses |James Joyce
He pondered over the plot he had mapped out, and it grew clearer.

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The Lokinga Mountains, which he mapped to the south of the lake, have not been found by later explorers.

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C, at 100 ft., or greater if necessary to place the datum plane below the ground level at all points within the area to be mapped.

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British Dictionary definitions for mapped (1 of 2)

map

/ (mæp) /

noun

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

a diagrammatic representation of the distribution of stars or of the surface of a celestial body a lunar map

a maplike drawing of anything

maths another name for function (def. 4)

a slang word for face (def. 1)

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

put on the map to make (a town, company, etc) well-known

verb maps, mapping or mapped (tr)

to make a map of

maths to represent or transform (a function, figure, set, etc) the results were mapped onto a graph See also map out

map onto (intr) to fit in with or correspond to

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 mapped (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 mapped

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 mapped

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 mapped

map

see put on the map; wipe off the map.

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