map projection see projection under project

mapˈ-reader noun

mapˈ-reading noun

The interpretation of what one sees on a geographical map

gene mapping (biology)

The determination of the positions and relative distances of genes on chromosomes either by means of linkage (qv under link¹) or by the arrangement of DNA sequences in a gene or cluster of genes

map out

1. To plan, divide up, and apportion
2. To lay out a plan of

off the map

1. Out of existence, esp in the phrase wipe off the map
2. Negligible
3. (of a location) remote from main thoroughfares, etc

on the map

To be taken into account

put on the map

To bring to public attention, to make well-known

project /projˈekt or prōˈjekt/

noun

1. A scheme of something to be done
2. A proposal for an undertaking
3. An undertaking
4. An exercise usu involving study and/or experimentation followed by the construction of something and/or the preparation of a report (education)
5. A projection
6. A notion (Shakespeare)
7. Speculative imagination (obsolete)

transitive verb /prə-jektˈ or prō-jektˈ/

1. To throw out or forward
2. To speak or sing in such a way as to aim (the voice) at the rear of the auditorium, etc (theatre, etc)
3. To throw, kick or propel
4. To cause to jut out or stretch out
5. To scheme, plan or devise
6. To set out, set before the mind (Shakespeare)
7. To cast (eg a light, shadow or image) on a surface or into space
8. To throw an image of
9. To show outlined against a background
10. To predict or expect on the basis of past results or present trends
11. To derive a new figure from, so that each point on the new figure corresponds to a point of the original figure according to some rule, esp by a system of parallel, converging or diverging rays through the original points meeting a surface (geometry)
12. To externalize
13. To make objective

intransitive verb

1. To jut out
2. To throw projecting powder on a metal which is to be transmuted (alchemy)

projecˈtile adjective

1. Caused by projection
2. Impelling
3. Capable of being thrown or thrust out or forward

noun /prō-jekˈtīl or prə-jekˈtīl, also, less commonly, projˈik-tīl or (US) -til/ noun

1. A body projected by force
2. A missile, esp one discharged by a gun

projecˈting noun and adjective

projecˈtion /-shən/ noun

1. An act or method of projecting
2. The fact or state of being projected
3. Planning
4. Something which is projected
5. An instance of jutting out
6. Something which juts out
7. The standing out of a figure
8. A figure obtained by projecting another (geometry)
9. A forecast
10. A method of representing geographical detail on a plane, or the representation so obtained (also map projection)
11. A projected image
12. The reading of one's own emotions and experiences into a particular situation (psychology)
13. A person's unconscious attributing to other people of certain attitudes towards himself or herself, usu as a defence against his or her own guilt, inferiority, etc (psychology)
14. The throwing in of powdered philosopher's stone (projecting powder) to effect transmutation, hence transmutation itself in general (alchemy)

projecˈtional adjective

projecˈtionist noun

1. An operator of a film projector
2. An operator of certain television equipment
3. Someone who projects or makes projections, esp in map-making

projecˈtive adjective

1. Projecting
2. Of projection
3. Derivable by projection (geometry)
4. Unchanged by projection (geometry)

projectivity /proj-ək-tivˈi-ti/ noun

projectizaˈtion or projectisaˈtion noun

The direction of aid to developing countries towards a specific project, without regard to wider issues or needs

projectˈment noun (rare)

A design or plan

projecˈtor noun

1. An apparatus for projecting, esp an image or a beam of light
2. Someone who plans some enterprise
3. A promoter of speculative schemes for moneymaking
4. A straight line joining a point with its projection (geometry)

projecˈture noun

A jutting out

projecting powder or powder of projection noun (alchemy)

The philosopher's stone in powder form

projection television noun

Optical presentation of a TV picture on a separate open screen

projective geometry noun

A branch of geometry dealing with projective properties, ie those properties of figures which remain unchanged when the figures are projected

projective test noun (psychology)

A test that uses one's responses to images, words, etc to reveal unconscious elements of personality

project-manage transitive verb

project manager noun

A person responsible for planning and expediting a project