Added 8 October 2026
map
/mæp/ noun
In Latin: charta, tabula, itinerārium Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about map at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it).
- (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).
verb
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Make a map of; show or establish the features of details of.
map the surface of Venus
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Explore or survey for the purpose of making a map.
We haven't even begun to map the many galaxies that we know exist
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Locate within a specific region of a chromosome in relation to known DNA or gene sequences.
map the genes
Origin
Shortening or back-formation of Middle English mappemounde, mapemounde (“world map”), from Old French mapamonde, from Medieval Latin mappa mundī, compound of Latin mappa (“napkin, cloth”) and mundus (“world”). See mop for more on the first component. Doublet of mop, nape, and nappe.
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