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map

UK/map/ US/mæp/ common uk
noun (2) verb (6)

noun

1.

a diagrammatic representation of the earth''s surface (or part of it)

2.

a function such that for every element of one set there is a unique element of another set

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verb

1.

make a map of; show or establish the features of details of

  • “map the surface of Venus”
2.

explore or survey for the purpose of making a map

  • “We haven”
3.

locate within a specific region of a chromosome in relation to known DNA or gene sequences

  • “map the genes”
4.

plan, delineate, or arrange in detail

  • “map one”
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5.

depict as if on a map

  • “sorrow was mapped on the mother”
6.

to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)

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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.

Phrases

  • map onto
  • map out

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