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Definition for: map

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English

Etymology

Latin mappa “napkin, signal cloth”, via Old French mapemonde “map of the world”.

Pronunciation

  • RP & US: IPA: /mæp/ , SAMPA: /m{p/
    • Rhymes: -æp

Noun

Singular
map

Plural
maps

map ( plural maps )

  1. A visual representation of an area, whether real or imaginary.
  2. A mathematical name for a function that assigns a value to some other value.
  3. A diagram of components of an item.
  4. A city map.

Synonyms

Related terms

  • mapmaker
  • mapmaking
  • texture map

Translations

a visual representation of an area
  • Afrikaans: kaart
  • Arabic: خريطة (kharīṭah) f .
  • Breton: kartenn f . , kartoù pl .
  • Chinese: 地圖, 地图 (dìtú, ditu, di4tu2)
  • Dutch: kaart f . , landkaart f .
  • Esperanto: mapo
  • Finnish: kartta
  • French: carte f .
  • German: Landkarte f . (1), Stadtplan m . (4)
  • Greek: χάρτης (xártis) m . , άτλαντας (átla[n]das) m . , άτλας (átlas) m .
  • Hebrew: מפה (mappa) f .
  • Hungarian: térkép
  • Indonesian: peta, map, atlas
  • Interlingua: mappa, carta (geographic); plano (of a house, garden, town, etc.)
  • Italian: mappa f .
  • Japanese: 地図 (ちず, chizu)
  • Korean: 지도 (地圖, jido)
  • Polish: mapa f .
  • Portuguese: mapa m . , carta (geográfica) f .
  • Romanian: hartă f .
  • Russian: карта (kárta) f .
  • Slovak: mapa f .
  • Slovene: zemljevid m . , karta f .
  • Spanish: mapa m .
  • Swedish: karta c .
a mathematical name for a function
  • German: Abbildung f .
a diagram of components of an item
a city map
  • Dutch: stadsplan n .
  • Romanian harta oraşului f .
  • Slovak: plán m .

Verb

to map ( third-person singular simple present maps , present participle mapping , simple past mapped , past participle mapped )

Infinitive
to map

Third person singular
maps

Simple past
mapped

Past participle
mapped

Present participle
mapping

  1. To create a visual representation of a territory, etc. via cartography.
  2. To inform someone of a particular idea.

Related terms

Translations

to create a visual representation of a territory
  • Finnish: kartoittaa
  • German: abbilden
  • Romanian: a cartografia
  • Slovak: zmapovať
to inform someone of a particular idea
  • Slovak: okresliť, opísať

See also

  • atlas
  • cartographer
  • cartography

Dutch

Noun

map f .

  1. folder

Other Translations for "map"

Braille 6 Dot
Braille 8 Dot
Sign Language Spelling
Morse Code-- .- .--.
Binary 1101101 1100001 1110000
Hex6D6170
Pig Latinapmay

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