English Explanatory Dictionary

map

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A visual representation of an area, whether real or imaginary, showing the relative positions of places and other features.
  2. A graphical or logical representation of any structure or system, showing the positions of or relationships between its components.
  3. A function, especially a function satisfying a certain property (e.g. continuity, linearity, etc.; see Usage notes).
  4. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genera Araschnia (especially, Araschnia levana) and Cyrestis, having map-like markings on the wings.
  5. The face.
  6. An imaginary or fictional area, often predefined and confined, where a game or a session thereof takes place.
  7. Synonym of associative array.
verb
  1. To represent by means of a map.
  2. To create a map of; to examine or survey in order to gather information for a map.
  3. To have a direct relationship; to correspond.
  4. To create a direct relationship to; to create a correspondence with.
  5. To act as a function on something, taking it to something else.
  6. To assign a drive letter to a shared folder.
noun
  1. Initialism of missed approach point.
  2. Initialism of modified American plan, a hotel rate that included accommodation, breakfast and dinner, but not lunch.
  3. Initialism of microtubule-associated protein.
  4. Initialism of modified atmosphere packaging.
  5. Initialism of mean arterial pressure.
  6. Acronym of methyl-acetylene propadiene.
  7. Initialism of multiple aim point.
  8. Initialism of minor-attracted person.
  9. Initialism of Mexican-American Princess; overly materialistic and selfish young Mexican-American woman.
  10. Initialism of multi-animator project; an animation created by several collaborating animators.
  11. Initialism of muscle action potential
  12. Initialism of mean arterial pressure

Pronunciation

măp /mæp/ en-us-map.ogg En-uk-a map.ogg

Word forms

map maps mapping mapped

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

plan chart mapping function level stage associative array half board

Related words

atlas cartographer cartography MAPP MPS

Derived words

Abel-Jacobi map all over the map Arnold's cat map automap backmap battle map Beatine map Beatus map bit map bit-map bitmap blind map chain map chaotic map character map choropleth map chromatomap colormap colourmap contour map coordinate map cube map cybermap dissected map drop off the map ecomap eigenmap empathy map exponential map false map turtle fate map field map flood map flowmap Gauss map geo-map geomap Gingerbreadman map graymap hash map heat map heightmap hexamap horseshoe map hypermap identification map image map inclusion map isomap Karnaugh map karyomap keymap knowledge map Kohonen map lightmap linear map linguistic map location map locator map lovemap

Translations

Finnish: kaavio Finnish: kartta Swahili: ramani Bulgarian: карти́рам Catalan: mapar Catalan: cartografiar Danish: kortlægge Dutch: afbeelden Dutch: in kaart brengen Finnish: kartoittaa French: cartographier German: abbilden German: kartografieren Hungarian: feltérképez Hungarian: leképez Italian: mappare Macedonian: картографира Māori: whakamahere Norwegian Bokmål: kartlegge Norwegian Nynorsk: kartleggja Norwegian Nynorsk: kartleggje Norwegian Nynorsk: kartlegga Norwegian Nynorsk: kartlegge Occitan: mapar Occitan: cartografiar Portuguese: mapear Slovak: zmapovať Spanish: mapear Spanish: cartografiar Swedish: kartlägga
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