map·mak·er

(măp′mā′kər)

A person who makes maps; a cartographer.

map′mak′ing (-mā′kĭng) n.

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mapmaking

(ˈmæpmeɪkɪŋ)

the act or process of making geographical maps

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Noun

mapmaking - the making of maps and charts

cartography

devising, fashioning, making - the act that results in something coming to be; "the devising of plans"; "the fashioning of pots and pans"; "the making of measurements"; "it was already in the making"

Translations

mapmaking

[ˈmæpˌmeɪkɪŋ] mapping [ˈmæpɪŋ] N → cartografía f

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