mapping
[ map-ing ]
/ ˈmæp ɪŋ /
noun
Mathematics.
function(def 4a).
Words nearby mapping
Definition for mapping (2 of 2)
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.
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
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British Dictionary definitions for mapping (1 of 3)
British Dictionary definitions for mapping (2 of 3)
map
/ (mæp) /
noun
verb maps, mapping or mapped (tr)
Derived forms of map
mappable, adjective mapless, adjective mapper, nounWord Origin for map
C16: from Medieval Latin
mappa (
mundi) map (of the world), from Latin
mappa cloth
British Dictionary definitions for mapping (3 of 3)
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 mapping
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 mapping
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 mapping
map
see put on the map; wipe off the map.