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Meaning of map in English
Pronunciation
/mæp/
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Verb
map
Definitions
1.
make a map of
Examples
« show or establish the features of details of »
« map the surface of Venus »
2.
explore or survey for the purpose of making a map
Examples
« We haven't even begun to map the many galaxies that we know exist »
3.
locate within a specific region of a chromosome in relation to known DNA or gene sequences
Examples
« map the genes »
4.
plan, delineate, or arrange in detail
Examples
« map one's future »
5.
depict as if on a map
Examples
« sorrow was mapped on the mother's face »
6.
to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)
Noun
map
Etymology
early 16th century: from medieval Latin mappa mundi, literally ‘sheet of the world’, from Latin mappa‘sheet, napkin’ + mundi‘of the world’ (genitive of mundus)
Definitions
1.
a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)
2.
a function such that for every element of one set there is a unique element of another set