Meaning & Definition of Map in English
English⟶
Map
/mæp/
noun
1. A diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)
synonym:
- map
2. (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)
synonym:
- function,
- mathematical function,
- single-valued function,
- map,
- mapping
verb
1. Make a map of
- Show or establish the features of details of
- "Map the surface of venus"
synonym:
- map
2. Explore or survey for the purpose of making a map
- "We haven't even begun to map the many galaxies that we know exist"
synonym:
- map
3. Locate within a specific region of a chromosome in relation to known dna or gene sequences
- "Map the genes"
synonym:
- map
4. Plan, delineate, or arrange in detail
- "Map one's future"
synonym:
- map,
- map out
5. Depict as if on a map
- "Sorrow was mapped on the mother's face"
synonym:
- map
6. To establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)
synonym:
- map,
- represent
Examples of using
Before astronomers had telescopes, they could only use quadrants to map objects in the sky.
"Here is the map! ...It's fucking useless!" "Then why did you purchase a faulty piece of shit in the first place?" "It was on sale at the Island of Lower Prices."
Outline Boston on this map with a red pencil.