n.
- a diagrammatic representation of an area of land or sea showing physical features, cities, roads, etc.
- a diagram or collection of data showing the spatial arrangement or distribution of something over an area.
- Biology a representation of the sequence of genes on a chromosome or of bases in a DNA or RNA molecule.
v.
(maps, mapping, mapped)
- represent or record on or in a map.
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(map something out)
plan a route or course of action in detail.
- chiefly Mathematics associate each element of (a set) with an element of another set.
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(map on to)
be associated with or linked to.
Phrase
- off the map
(of a place) very distant or remote. - put something on the map
bring something to prominence. - wipe something off the map
obliterate something totally.
Derivative
- mapless adj.
- mappable adj.
- mapper n.
- mapping n.
Etymology
C16: from med. L. mappa mundi, lit. ‘sheet of the world’, from L. mappa ‘sheet, napkin’.
