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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024map /mæp/USA pronunciation n., v., mapped, map•ping. n. [countable] - a drawing on a flat surface, of parts or features of a place, as of the earth:The map showed all the city streets.
v. - to represent or draw on or as if on a map:[~ + object]He mapped the surrounding terrain.
- map out, to sketch or plan (something) out in detail: [~ + out + object]to map out a new career.[~ + object + out]took some time to map it out.
Idioms- Idioms off the map, out of existence:Whole cities were wiped off the map by the tidal wave.
Idioms on the map, in or into a position of importance:The new casino put our town on the map. map•mak•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024map (map),USA pronunciation n., v., mapped, map•ping. n. - 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.
- [Math.]function (def. 4a).
- Slang Termsthe face:Wipe that smile off that ugly map of yours.
- GeneticsSee genetic map.
- Idiomsoff the map, out of existence;
into oblivion:Whole cities were wiped off the map. - Idiomsput on the map, to bring into the public eye;
make known, famous, or prominent:The discovery of gold put our town on the map.
v.t. - to represent or delineate on or as if on a map.
- to sketch or plan (often fol. by out):to map out a new career.
- Punic
- Medieval Latin mappa mundī map of the world; special use of Latin mappa napkin, said to be
- Middle English mappe-(mounde) 1350–1400
map′per, n.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged 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 esp. 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.
Map (map),USA pronunciation n. - Biographical Walter, c1140–1209?, Welsh ecclesiastic, poet, and satirist.
Also, Mapes (māps, mā′pēz).USA pronunciation MAP, - See modified American plan.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: map /mæp/ n - 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 maplike drawing of anything
- another name for function
- a slang word for face
- 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
vb (maps, mapping, mapped)(transitive)- to make a map of
- to represent or transform (a function, figure, set, etc): the results were mapped onto a graph
See also map out - map onto ⇒ (intransitive) to fit in with or correspond to
Etymology: 16th Century: from Medieval Latin mappa (mundi) map (of the world), from Latin mappa cloth |