Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense maps, present participle mapping, past tense, past participle mapped
1. countable noun
A map is a drawing of a particular area such as a city, a country, or a continent, showing its main features as they would appear if you looked at them from above.
He unfolded the map and set it on the floor.
Have you got a map of the city centre? [+ of]
Synonyms: chart, plan, guide, atlas More Synonyms of map
2. countable noun [usually supplement NOUN]
A map is a drawing that gives special information about an area.
...geological maps, books and atlases.
...weather maps on television.
3. verb
To map an area means to make a map of it.
...a spacecraft which is using radar to map the surface of Venus. [VERB noun]
...better mapping of the ocean floor. [VERB-ing]
Synonyms: chart, draw, survey, plot More Synonyms of map
4.
See put sb/sth/swh on the map
Phrasal verbs:
See map out
map in British English
(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. mathematics another name for function (sense 4)
5. a slang word for face (sense 1)
6. off the map
7. put on the map
verbWord forms: maps, mapping or mapped(transitive)
8.
to make a map of
9. mathematics
to represent or transform (a function, figure, set, etc)
the results were mapped onto a graph
10. map onto
Derived forms
mappable (ˈmappable)
adjective
mapless (ˈmapless)
adjective
mapper (ˈmapper)
noun
Word origin
C16: from Medieval Latin mappa (mundi) map (of the world), from Latin mappa cloth
Map in British English
(mæp) or Mapes (mæps, ˈmeɪpiːz)
noun
Walter. ?1140–?1209, Welsh ecclesiastic and satirical writer. His chief work is the miscellany De Nugis curialium
Map in American English
(mæp)
Walter1140?-1209?; Welsh poet & satirist
: also, Latin name, Mapes (meɪps; ˈmeɪˌpiz)
map in American English
(mæp)
noun
1.
a drawing or other representation, usually on a flat surface, of all or part of the earth's surface, ordinarily showing countries, bodies of water, cities, mountains, etc.
2.
a similar representation of part of the sky, showing the relative position of the stars, planets, etc.
3.
any maplike representation or delineation
4. Slang
the face
verb transitiveWord forms: mapped or ˈmapping
5.
to make a map or maps of; represent or chart on or as on a map
6.
to arrange or plan in detail
often with out
to map out a project
7.
to survey or explore for the purpose of making a map
8. Ancient Mathematics
to transform, as by a mapping
Idioms:
put on the map
wipe off the map
Derived forms
mapper (ˈmapper)
noun
Word origin
ML mappa (mundi), map (of the world) < L mappa, napkin, cloth (on which maps were painted): said (by Quintilian) to be of Punic orig.; prob. < TalmudHeb mappa < *manpa, contr. < menafa, a fluttering banner
In city centres the map pins can be close together.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
What makes a map collectible?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
There has been anger, in much of the north, about the weather map.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Despite being out of position, the midfielder stuck to his role well, as the touch map above shows.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Potential users can also be put off by uncertainties about product road maps and, with so many parties involved, over where responsibility lies when things go wrong.
Computing (2010)
Using foreign city map apps can land you with huge roaming data bills.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
You can think calmly about love and map out a great future for a relationship.
The Sun (2009)
Typically people will have a map of the area in which they live.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Make a map and clues that lead explorers to the treasure.
The Sun (2008)
It has a beautiful tiled floor and colonial maps on the walls.
The Sun (2011)
The locations on our map are part of our gold rush past.
The Sun (2011)
You meet in a place full of maps.
The Sun (2011)
Their world map above shows countries of dense population bulging.
The Sun (2011)
The race is on for each country to map the seabed to strengthen its claim.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It is this inner world that her drawings map and explore.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The app also features city maps with recommended places to eat and drink.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
But it turned out to be a ferry and this was confirmed by radar maps and ship timetables.
The Sun (2012)
They have moved four miles north to what appears on the map to be little more than a village.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The internet is spelling the end of activities from being able to read a map to putting together a physical photo album.
The Sun (2013)
The map represents a time in the future, say three years out.
Torrington, Derek Personnel Management: A New Approach (1991)
But now the distribution maps show a dirty great hole in most of England.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The concept maps produced by students will differ because a concept map represents an individual's construction of meaning from text.
Pressley, Michael & McCormick, Christine Advanced Educational Psychology For Educators, Researchers and Policymakers, (1995)
It features a wealth of illustrations, including contemporary documents, maps and graphs.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
In other languages
map
British English: map /mæp/ NOUN
A map is a drawing of a particular area, showing its main features as they appear if you looked at them from above.
Have you got a map of the city centre?
American English: map
Arabic: خَرِيطَةٌ
Brazilian Portuguese: mapa
Chinese: 地图
Croatian: karta
Czech: mapa
Danish: kort landkort
Dutch: kaart landkaart
European Spanish: mapa
Finnish: kartta
French: carte plan
German: Landkarte
Greek: χάρτης
Italian: cartina
Japanese: 地図
Korean: 지도 계획
Norwegian: kart
Polish: mapa
European Portuguese: mapa
Romanian: hartă
Russian: мапа
Latin American Spanish: mapa
Swedish: karta
Thai: แผนที่
Turkish: harita
Ukrainian: карта
Vietnamese: bản đồ
British English: map VERB
To map an area means to make a map of it.
...a spacecraft which is using radar to map the surface of Venus.
American English: map
Brazilian Portuguese: fazer o mapa de
Chinese: 绘制…的地图
European Spanish: trazar el mapa de
French: cartographier
German: eine Karte anfertigen von
Italian: fare una carta di
Japanese: 地図を作る
Korean: 지도를 만들다
European Portuguese: fazer o mapa de
Latin American Spanish: trazar el mapa de
Chinese translation of 'map'
map
(mæp)
n(c)
地图(圖) (dìtú) (张(張), zhāng)
vt
(= make a map of) 绘(繪)制(製) ... 的地图(圖) (huìzhì ... de dìtú)
(noun)
Definition
a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface or part of it, showing the geographical distributions or positions of features such as roads, towns, relief, and rainfall
He unfolded the map and set it on the floor.
Synonyms
chart
The chart below shows the results of our survey.
plan
Draw a plan of the garden.
guide
atlas
A to Z
street guide
cartogram
(verb)
Definition
to make a map of
a spacecraft using radar to map the surface of Venus
Synonyms
chart
These seas have been well charted.
draw
Draw a rough design for a logo.
survey
Geological experts were commissioned to survey the land.
plot
We were trying to plot the course of the submarine.
portray
the landscape as portrayed by painters such as Poussin
depict
a gallery of pictures depicting famous battles
delineate
The relationship between Church and State was delineated in a formal agreement.
phrasal verb
See map something out
Additional synonyms
in the sense of delineate
Definition
to describe in words
The relationship between Church and State was delineated in a formal agreement.
Synonyms
outline,
describe,
draw,
picture,
paint,
chart,
trace,
portray,
sketch,
render,
depict,
characterize,
map out
in the sense of depict
Definition
to represent by drawing, painting, etc.
a gallery of pictures depicting famous battles
Synonyms
illustrate,
portray,
picture,
paint,
outline,
draw,
sketch,
render,
reproduce,
sculpt,
delineate,
limn
in the sense of draw
Definition
to sketch (a picture, pattern, or diagram) with a pen or pencil
Draw a rough design for a logo.
Synonyms
sketch,
design,
outline,
trace,
portray,
paint,
depict,
mark out,
map out,
delineate,
do drawings
Synonyms of 'map'
map
Explore 'map' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of plan
Definition
an outline or sketch
Draw a plan of the garden.
Synonyms
diagram,
map,
drawing,
chart,
illustration,
representation,
sketch,
blueprint,
layout,
delineation,
scale drawing
in the sense of plot
Definition
to mark (a course) on a map
We were trying to plot the course of the submarine.
Synonyms
chart,
mark,
draw,
map,
draft,
locate,
calculate,
outline,
compute
in the sense of portray
Definition
to describe or represent (someone) by artistic means, such as in writing or on film
the landscape as portrayed by painters such as Poussin
Synonyms
represent,
draw,
paint,
illustrate,
sketch,
figure,
picture,
render,
depict,
delineate
in the sense of survey
Definition
to inspect (a building) to assess its condition and value
Geological experts were commissioned to survey the land.