| MAP abbr. modified American plan |
map (m p)n. 1. a. A representation, usually on a plane surface, of a region of the earth or heavens. b. Something that suggests such a representation, as in clarity of representation. 2. Mathematics The correspondence of elements in one set to elements in the same set or another set. 3. Slang The human face. 4. Genetics A genetic map. tr.v. mapped, map·ping, maps Idioms: 1. a. To make a map of. b. To depict as if on a map: Grief was mapped on his face. 2. To explore or make a survey of (a region) for the purpose of making a map. 3. To plan or delineate, especially in detail; arrange: mapping out her future. 4. Genetics To locate (a gene or DNA sequence) in a specific region of a chromosome in relation to known genes or DNA sequences. 5. Mathematics To establish a mapping of (an element or a set). put on the map To make well-known, prominent, or famous. wipe off the map To destroy completely; annihilate. [From Middle English mapemounde, from Old French mapemond, from Medieval Latin mappa (mund  ), map (of the world), from Latin, napkin, cloth (on which maps were drawn), perhaps of Punic origin; see npy in Semitic roots.]map  pa·ble adj.map per n. |
Maps
the process of mapmaking by means of aerial survey.
the production of maps, including construction of projections, design, compilation, drafting, and reproduction. Also chartography, chartology. — cartographer, n. — cartographic, adj.
1. a description, map, or chart of a particular region or area.
2. the art of preparing such descriptions or maps. — chorographer, n. — chorographic, adj.
2. the art of preparing such descriptions or maps. — chorographer, n. — chorographic, adj.
a rhumb line or curve on the surface of a sphere intersecting all meridians at the same angle; hence, the course of a ship or aircraft following a constant compass direction. — loxodromic, adj.
the use of photography for surveying or map-making.
surveying or map-making by means of photography. — phototopographic, phototopographical, adj.
a map showing half or more of the sphere of the heavens, indicating which part is visible at what hour from a given location. — planispheric, planispherical, adj.
1. the detailed mapping or description of the features of a relatively small area, district, or locality.
2. the relief features or surface configuration of an area. — topographer, n. — topographic, adj.
2. the relief features or surface configuration of an area. — topographer, n. — topographic, adj.
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