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MAP

abbr.

modified American plan

map

(măp)

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

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).

Idioms:

all over the map

1. In, from, or to a variety of places; ubiquitously.

2. Showing great variety; varied or diverse: "Literary nonfiction is all over the map and has been for three hundred years" (William Zinsser).

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 (mundī), 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.

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map

(mæp)

1. (Surveying) a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface or part of it, showing the geographical distributions, positions, etc, of natural or artificial features such as roads, towns, relief, rainfall, etc

2. (Astronomy) a diagrammatic representation of the distribution of stars or of the surface of a celestial body: a lunar map.

3. a maplike drawing of anything

4. (Mathematics) maths another name for function⁴

5. a slang word for face¹

6. off the map no longer important or in existence (esp in the phrase wipe off the map)

7. put on the map to make (a town, company, etc) well-known

vb (tr) , maps, mapping or mapped

8. (Surveying) to make a map of

9. (Mathematics) maths to represent or transform (a function, figure, set, etc): the results were mapped onto a graph. See also map out

10. map onto (intr) to fit in with or correspond to

[C16: from Medieval Latin mappa (mundi) map (of the world), from Latin mappa cloth]

ˈmappable adj

ˈmapless adj

ˈmapper n

Map

(mæp) or

Mapes

(Biography) Walter. ?1140–?1209, Welsh ecclesiastic and satirical writer. His chief work is the miscellany De Nugis curialium

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map

(mæp)

n., v. mapped, map•ping. n.

1. a representation, usu. on a flat surface, of selected features of all or a part of the earth or a portion of the heavens, shown in their respective relationships according to some convention of representation.

2. any maplike delineation or representation.

3. function (def. 4a).

v.t.

4. to represent on or as if on a map.

5. to sketch or plan (often fol. by out).

6. Math. to match (an element of a set) with another element in the same or another set.

Idioms:

off the map, out of existence: Cities were wiped off the map.

7. on the map, into prominence: The casino put our town on the map.

[1520–30; < Medieval Latin mappa(mundī) map (of the world), Latin mappa napkin]

map′pa•ble, adj.

map′per, n.

MAP

modified American plan.

map

- Comes from Latin mappa mundi, "sheet of the world" from mappa, "napkin, tablecloth."

map

A graphic representation, usually on a plane surface and at an established scale, of natural or artificial features on the surface of a part or the whole of the Earth or other planetary body. The features are positioned relative to a coordinate reference system. See also administrative map; chart index; chart series; chart sheet; controlled map; general map; large-scale map; line-route map; map chart; map index; map series; map sheet; medium-scale map; operation map; planimetric map; situation map; small-scale map; strategic map; tactical map; topographic map; traffic circulation map.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

map

Past participle: mapped
Gerund: mapping

Imperative
map
map

Present
I map
you map
he/she/it maps
we map
you map
they map

Preterite
I mapped
you mapped
he/she/it mapped
we mapped
you mapped
they mapped

Present Continuous
I am mapping
you are mapping
he/she/it is mapping
we are mapping
you are mapping
they are mapping

Present Perfect
I have mapped
you have mapped
he/she/it has mapped
we have mapped
you have mapped
they have mapped

Past Continuous
I was mapping
you were mapping
he/she/it was mapping
we were mapping
you were mapping
they were mapping

Past Perfect
I had mapped
you had mapped
he/she/it had mapped
we had mapped
you had mapped
they had mapped

Future
I will map
you will map
he/she/it will map
we will map
you will map
they will map

Future Perfect
I will have mapped
you will have mapped
he/she/it will have mapped
we will have mapped
you will have mapped
they will have mapped

Future Continuous
I will be mapping
you will be mapping
he/she/it will be mapping
we will be mapping
you will be mapping
they will be mapping

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been mapping
you have been mapping
he/she/it has been mapping
we have been mapping
you have been mapping
they have been mapping

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been mapping
you will have been mapping
he/she/it will have been mapping
we will have been mapping
you will have been mapping
they will have been mapping

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been mapping
you had been mapping
he/she/it had been mapping
we had been mapping
you had been mapping
they had been mapping

Conditional
I would map
you would map
he/she/it would map
we would map
you would map
they would map

Past Conditional
I would have mapped
you would have mapped
he/she/it would have mapped
we would have mapped
you would have mapped
they would have mapped

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Noun	1.	map - a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it) chart - a map designed to assist navigation by air or sea choropleth map - a map that uses graded differences in shading or color or the placing of symbols inside defined areas on the map in order to indicate the average values of some property or quantity in those areas contour map, relief map - a map having contour lines through points of equal elevation plat - a map showing planned or actual features of an area (streets and building lots etc.) representation - a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something road map - a map showing roads (for automobile travel) sketch map - a map drawn from observation (rather than from exact measurements) and representing the main features of an area weather chart, weather map - (meteorology) a map showing the principal meteorological elements at a given time and over an extended region
	2.	map - (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function) function, mapping, mathematical function, single-valued function multinomial, polynomial - a mathematical function that is the sum of a number of terms math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement mathematical relation - a relation between mathematical expressions (such as equality or inequality) expansion - a function expressed as a sum or product of terms; "the expansion of (a+b)^2 is a^2 + 2ab + b^2" inverse function - a function obtained by expressing the dependent variable of one function as the independent variable of another; f and g are inverse functions if f(x)=y and g(y)=x Kronecker delta - a function of two variables i and j that equals 1 when i=j and equals 0 otherwise metric, metric function - a function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them transformation - (mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system isometry - a one-to-one mapping of one metric space into another metric space that preserves the distances between each pair of points; "the isometries of the cube" operator - (mathematics) a symbol or function representing a mathematical operation circular function, trigonometric function - function of an angle expressed as a ratio of the length of the sides of right-angled triangle containing the angle threshold function - a function that takes the value 1 if a specified function of the arguments exceeds a given threshold and 0 otherwise exponential, exponential function - a function in which an independent variable appears as an exponent
Verb	1.	map - make a map of; show or establish the features of details of; "map the surface of Venus" chart - make a chart of; "chart the territory" plat, plot - make a plat of; "Plat the town" interpret, represent - create an image or likeness of; "The painter represented his wife as a young girl" map - depict as if on a map; "sorrow was mapped on the mother's face"
	2.	map - explore or survey for the purpose of making a map; "We haven't even begun to map the many galaxies that we know exist" explore - travel to or penetrate into; "explore unknown territory in biology"
	3.	map - locate within a specific region of a chromosome in relation to known DNA or gene sequences; "map the genes" situate, locate - determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey; "Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space"; "Locate the boundaries of the property"
	4.	map - plan, delineate, or arrange in detail; "map one's future" map out contrive, design, plan, project - make or work out a plan for; devise; "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack"
	5.	map - depict as if on a map; "sorrow was mapped on the mother's face" depict, picture, show, render - show in, or as in, a picture; "This scene depicts country life"; "the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting" map - make a map of; show or establish the features of details of; "map the surface of Venus"
	6.	map - to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets) represent permute, transpose, commute - change the order or arrangement of; "Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word"

map

noun chart, plan, guide, atlas, A to Z, street guide, cartogram He unfolded the map and set it on the floor.

verb chart, draw, survey, plot, portray, depict, delineate a spacecraft using radar to map the surface of Venus

map something out set out, plan, detail, plot, draft, organize, outline, draw up, lay out, formulate, think out, think through, sketch out, rough out I went home and mapped out my strategy.

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map

noun

Slang. The front surface of the head:

countenance, face, feature (often used in plural), muzzle, visage.

Informal: mug.

Slang: kisser, pan, puss.

verb

1. To show graphically the direction or location of, as by using coordinates.Also used with out:

chart, lay out, plot.

2. To work out and arrange the parts or details of.Also used with out:

blueprint, design, lay out, plan, set out.

Translations

خَرِيطَةٌخَريطَة السّماءخَريطَه جُغْرافيَّهيَرْسُم خَريطَه

mapamapovatzobrazeníbabočka síťkovaná

kortkortlæggeplan=-kort

Landkarte Karte kartografieren kartografisch erfassen abbilden

χάρτης

mapo

mapa plano carta hacer un mapa

karttakuvauskartoittaa

carte dresser la carte de mappe plan

karta

feltérképeztérképtérképez

atlasmappeta

kortkortleggjastjörnukort

mappa pianta programmare carta fisica carta geografica

地図

지도

charta

mėnlapispažymėti žemėlapyježemėlapisžvaigždėlapis

astronomiskā karteattēlot kartēkarteplāns

kaart landkaart

kart landkart tegne kart over

mapa

hartă

карта мапа план

mapamapovaťplán

zemljevidkarta

zemljovid

karta

แผนที่

haritaharitasını yapmak/çıkarmakgökyüzü haritası

bản đồ

地图天体图绘制一地区等的地图

map

[mæp]

A. N [of town] → plano m; [of world, country] → mapa m; (= chart) → carta f
this will put us on the map → esto nos dará a conocer
it's right off the map → está en el quinto infierno

B. VT to map an area → levantar un mapa de una zona

map out VT + ADV

1. (lit) → indicar en un mapa

2. (= organize) [+ strategy, future] → planificar, planear; [+ schedule] → elaborar, confeccionar; [+ plan] → trazar

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map

[ˈmæp]

n [country, area] → carte f; [town] → plan m
to put a town on the map (= make famous) → faire connaître une ville

vt → dresser la carte de

map onto

vt sep
to map sth onto sth → reporter qch sur qch

map out

vt sep

[+ route] → tracer

[+ career, holiday, campaign] → organiser; [+ essay] → faire le plan de
Her future is already mapped out
BUT Son avenir est déjà tout tracé.

map

n → (Land)karte f; (of streets, town) → Stadtplan m; (showing specific item) → Karte f; a map of the stars/rivers → eine Stern-/Flusskarte; is it on the map? → ist das auf der Karte (eingezeichnet)?; this will put Cheam on the map (fig) → das wird Cheam zu einem Namen verhelfen; it’s right off the map (fig) → das liegt (ja) am Ende der Welt or hinter dem Mond (inf); entire cities were wiped off the map → ganze Städte wurden ausradiert

(= measure) → vermessen; (= make a map of) → eine Karte anfertigen von; the history of her suffering was mapped on her face → ihr Gesicht war von Leid gezeichnet

(Math, Comput: = assign) → zuordnen

map

mapmaker

n → Kartograf(in) m(f)

mapmaking

n → Kartografie f

map

mapreader

n → Kartenleser(in) m(f)

mapreading

n → Kartenlesen nt

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map

[mæp]

1. n (gen) → carta (geografica); (of town) → pianta
treasure map → mappa del tesoro
this will put Eastdean on the map (fig) → questo renderà famoso or farà conoscere Eastdean
off the map (fig) → in capo al mondo

2. vt → tracciare una carta (or una pianta or una mappa) di

map out vt + adv → tracciare una carta (or una pianta or una mappa) di (fig) (career, holiday, essay) → pianificare

map

(mӕp) noun

1. a drawing or plan, in outline, of (any part of) the surface of the earth, with various features shown (usually roads, rivers, seas, towns etc). a map of the world; a road map.

2. a similar type of drawing showing eg the surface of the moon, the position of the stars in the sky etc.

verb – past tense, past participle mapped –

to make a map of (an area). Africa was mapped by many different explorers.

map out

to plan (a route, course of action etc) in detail. to map out a route/journey.

map

→ خَرِيطَةٌ mapa kort Landkarte χάρτης mapa kartta carte karta cartina 地図 지도 kaart kart mapa mapa мапа karta แผนที่ harita bản đồ 地图

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Carefully, as though about to exhibit some, precious jewel, he loosened the oiled-silk wrappings and showed a large map, on thin but tough paper.

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He had bought a large map representing the sea, Without the least vestige of land: And the crew were much pleased when they found it to be A map they could all understand.

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The giant said, 'I will look on my map; on it are marked all the towns, villages, and houses.' So he fetched his map, and looked for the castle, but could not find it.

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The original rag is at my home in Durban, together with poor Dom Jose's translation, but I have the English rendering in my pocket- book, and a facsimile of the map, if it can be called a map.

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He had studied it up in a map, and it was so simple that it seemed foolish - hardly worth the twopence charged for admission.

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I don't know whether you have ever seen a map of a person's mind.

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And meanwhile, Baron, I'll just show you a most interesting map we have--of Outland, and Fairyland, and that sort of thing."

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It was not until the third day that we raised land, dead ahead, which I took, from my map, to be the isles of Scilly.

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It is in length three GLOMGLUNGS (which make about fifty-four English miles,) and two and a half in breadth; as I measured it myself in the royal map made by the king's order, which was laid on the ground on purpose for me, and extended a hundred feet: I paced the diameter and circumference several times barefoot, and, computing by the scale, measured it pretty exactly.

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--A Promenade over the Map of Africa.--What is contained between two Points of the Compass.--Expeditions now on foot.--Speke and Grant.--Krapf, De Decken, and De Heuglin.

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"Oh, that is all the same," Dolgorukov said quickly, and getting up he spread a map on the table.

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In the leisure afforded we took turns working on our map, and by means of the compass and a little guesswork we set down the shoreline we had left and the three islands with fair accuracy.