map en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /map/ (British, Northern-England, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales)
- audio SSB
- /mɛp/ (New-Zealand)
- (US) audio
- /mæp/ (Australia, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- măp
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.
Meanings
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A visual representation of an area, whether real or imaginary, showing the relative positions of places and other features.
Drawings and pictures are more than mere ornaments in scientific discourse. Blackboard sketches, geological maps, diagrams of molecular structure, astronomical photographs, MRI images, the many varieties of statistical charts and graphs: These pictorial devices are indispensable tools for presenting evidence, for explaining a theory, for telling a story.
2012 March–April, Brian Hayes, “Pixels or Perish”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 19 Feb 2013, page 106:Anna, it is a map.
2016, “Learning English (public domain)”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), via VOA, archived from the original on 25 Sep 2017:He bought a map for the tour of Edinburgh Castle.
a map of Australia, a map of Lilliput
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A graphical or logical representation of any structure or system, showing the positions of or relationships between its components.
The 256 bytes of internal RAM are subdivided as shown in the memory map above.
2005, Craig Steiner, The 8051/8052 Microcontroller, page 9:a map of the Earth's magnetic field
Creating a complete map of the human connectome would therefore be a monumental milestone but not the end of the journey to understanding how our brains work.
2012 March-April, Terrence J. Sejnowski, “Well-connected Brains”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 27 Apr 2017, page 171:
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A function, especially a function satisfying a certain property (e.g. continuity, linearity, etc.; see Usage notes).
Let f be a map from ℝ to ℝ
- Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genera Araschnia (especially, Araschnia levana) and Cyrestis, having map-like markings on the wings.
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(UK, dated) The face.
And as the eye rested on him, he too filled me with pity and terror, for his map was flushed and his manner distraught. He looked like Jack Dempsey at the conclusion of his first conference with Gene Tunney, the occasion, if you remember, when he forgot to duck.
1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter X:
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(qualifier:board games) An imaginary or fictional area, often predefined and confined, where a game or a session thereof takes place.
Maps are littered with little challenges in my pursuit of explorable shortcuts, treasure chests of gear, and statues that grant me more health.
2025 February 14, Lauren Morton, “Review: Dragon Age: The Veilguard”, in PC Gamer (US), number 392, page 54; published online 28 October 2024:On top of that, each of Evolve's maps are dim, open arenas with little to interact with besides the occasional hostile organism.
2015 February 14, Steven Strom, “Evolve Review: Middle of the food chain”, in Ars Technica:I don't want to play this map again!
Jack loves playing on this Fortnite map.
- Synonym of associative array.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| maps | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
ecomap (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · mapful (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · tongue map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · dissected map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · street map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · map lichen (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · multimap (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · battle map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · Weingarten map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · bit-map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · image map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · map of Tasmania (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · character map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · political map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · quotient map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · Arnold's cat map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · map unit (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · minimap (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · Kohonen map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · sociomap (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · mapholder (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · slippy map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · ribbon map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · horseshoe map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · star-map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · knowledge map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · mapwork (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · flood map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · mapmaking (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · meadow map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · touch map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · eigenmap (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · chromatomap (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · weather map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · linear map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · pixmap (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · all over the map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · hash map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · heat map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · map turtle (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · geomap (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · map of Tassie (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · karyomap (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · lovemap (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · mud map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · linguistic map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · map projection (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · road map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · paleomap (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · Beatus map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · geo-map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · roadmap (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · Gauss map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · topographical map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · keymap (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · false map turtle (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · exponential map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · isomap (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · contour map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · mappery (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · identification map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · mapreading (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · tilemap (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · trail map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · taste map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · photomap (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · heightmap (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · transition map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · bit map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · maphack (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · hexamap (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · drop off the map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · put on the map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · blind map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · site map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · mapwise (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · splat map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · Gingerbreadman map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · Abel-Jacobi map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · T and O map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · maplike (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · world map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · treasure map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · colormap (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · bitmap (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · map room (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · lightmap (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · self-organizing map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · micromap (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · skymap (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · unmap (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · cybermap (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · empathy map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · map game (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · mismap (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · maplet (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · inclusion map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · hypermap (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · pixelmap (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · field map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · fate map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · the map is not the territory (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · location map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · backmap (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · time-one map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · map pocket (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · mapvertising (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · choropleth map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · Karnaugh map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · colourmap (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · mappable (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · chaotic map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · automap (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · Isidoran map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · relief map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · regular map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · Beatine map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · treemap (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · coordinate map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · Poincaré map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · mappist (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · mapless (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · mapwing (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · cube map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · mappability (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · Ordnance Survey map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · spatiomap (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · chain map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · shakemap (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · map butterfly (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · shadow map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · mapmaker (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · graymap (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · physical map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · submap (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · shake map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · map seed (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · flowmap (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · locator map (some are hyponyms (unsorted)) · strip map (some are hyponyms (unsorted))
Descendants
Hyponyms
overworld map · Hénon map · texture map · thematic map · argument map · topic map · concept map · mind map · roadmap
Relateds
cartographer · cartography · atlas
Synonyms
chart · level · mapping · plan · stage · plan · associative array · function · chart
Translations (260)
bo ས་བཀྲ (visual representation of an area) · vi bản đồ (visual representation of an area) · ga léarscáil (visual representation of an area) · rm carta (visual representation of an area) · ka რუკა (visual representation of an area) · gd cairt-iùil (visual representation of an area) · gl mapa (visual representation of an area) · uk ма́па (visual representation of an area) · it mappa (visual representation of an area) · fi kartta (diagram of components of an item) · es mapa (function) · hy քարտեզ (visual representation of an area) · fa-ira راهْنامِه (visual representation of an area) · de Plan (visual representation of an area) · sk plán (visual representation of an area) · si සිතියම (visual representation of an area) · pdt Koat (visual representation of an area) · fi kaavio (diagram of components of an item) · yue 地圖 /地图 (visual representation of an area) · gd map (visual representation of an area) · oc carta (visual representation of an area) · nv atiin bikááʼ naashchʼąąʼígíí (visual representation of an area) · myv модарт (visual representation of an area) · li kaart (visual representation of an area) · be ка́рта (visual representation of an area) · de Karte (visual representation of an area) · as মানচিত্ৰ (visual representation of an area) · fr application (function) · wuu 地圖 /地图 (visual representation of an area) · ca mapa (visual representation of an area) · sco cairt (visual representation of an area) · it carta geografica (visual representation of an area) · ta வரைபடம் (visual representation of an area) · xh imephu (visual representation of an area) · pt aplicação (function) · la tabula (visual representation of an area) · prs نَقْشَه (visual representation of an area) · sv karta (visual representation of an area) · de Landkarte (visual representation of an area) · so khariidad (visual representation of an area) · nan-hbl 地圖 /地图 (visual representation of an area) · ti ካርታ (visual representation of an area) · sh зе̏мљовӣд (visual representation of an area) · ts mepe (visual representation of an area) · pt mapa (visual representation of an area) · sa मानचित्र (visual representation of an area) · el άτλαντας (visual representation of an area) · is myndun (function) · be ма́па (visual representation of an area) · kn ಭೂಪಟ (visual representation of an area) · ky карта (visual representation of an area) · ru пестрокры́льница изме́нчивая (butterfly) · uz karta (visual representation of an area) · nl plattegrond (visual representation of an area) · war mapa (visual representation of an area) · bcl mapa (visual representation of an area) · tt карта (visual representation of an area) · eu mapa (visual representation of an area) · ast mapa (visual representation of an area) · rue ма́па (visual representation of an area) · el άτλας (visual representation of an area) · br kartoù (visual representation of an area) · kl nunap assinga (visual representation of an area) · ja 写像 (function) · kmr xerîte (visual representation of an area) · pa ਨਕਸ਼ਾ (visual representation of an area) · ilo mapa (visual representation of an area) · ur خَرِیطَہ (visual representation of an area) · th แผนที่ (visual representation of an area) · ar خَرِيطَة (visual representation of an area) · ms peta (visual representation of an area) · uk ка́рта (visual representation of an area) · szl karta (visual representation of an area) · sh ма̏па (visual representation of an area) · khb ᦔᦳᧅᧈᦵᦙᦲᧂ (visual representation of an area) · lt žemėlapis (visual representation of an area) · hu térkép (visual representation of an area) · sl karta (visual representation of an area) · pt transformação (function) · liv kōrtõz (visual representation of an area) · haw palapalaʻāina (visual representation of an area) · csb kôrta (visual representation of an area) · ak asasemfoni (visual representation of an area) · pt função (function) · vi địa đồ (visual representation of an area) · hi नक़्शा m/नक्शा (visual representation of an area) · pap mapa (visual representation of an area) · nb kart (visual representation of an area) · am ካርታ (visual representation of an area) · km ផែនទី (visual representation of an area) · lv karte (visual representation of an area) · wa mape (visual representation of an area) · pl odwzorowanie (function) · kw mappa (visual representation of an area) · mn газрын зураг (visual representation of an area) · tl talaroonan (visual representation of an area) · arz خريطة (visual representation of an area) · nn kart (visual representation of an area) · tg харита (visual representation of an area) · it carta (visual representation of an area) · aii ܡܲܦܵܐ (visual representation of an area) · cs mapa (visual representation of an area) · cs babočka síťkovaná (butterfly) · ba карта (visual representation of an area) · dsb kórta (visual representation of an area) · ota خریطه (visual representation of an area) · cv карттӑ (visual representation of an area) · cs zobrazení (function) · sk mapa (visual representation of an area) · se kárta (visual representation of an area) · rsk мапа (visual representation of an area) · da afbildning (function) · fo kort (visual representation of an area) · so khariiddo (visual representation of an area) · el χάρτης (visual representation of an area) · na ekorob (visual representation of an area) · sh ка̑рта (visual representation of an area) · is ummyndun (function) · fi kartta (visual representation of an area) · yi מאַפּע (visual representation of an area) · mr नकाशा (visual representation of an area) · cdo 地圖 /地图 (visual representation of an area) · mt mappa (visual representation of an area) · iu nunaŋŋuaq (visual representation of an area) · om maappii (visual representation of an area) · as নক্সা (visual representation of an area) · da kort (visual representation of an area) · ur نَقْشَہ (visual representation of an area) · crh harita (visual representation of an area) · tk karta (visual representation of an area) · la charta (visual representation of an area) · ru ка́рта (visual representation of an area) · et kaart (visual representation of an area) · ps نقشه (visual representation of an area) · dng дитў (visual representation of an area) · he מַפָּה (visual representation of an area) · sh mȁpa (visual representation of an area) · uk план (visual representation of an area) · cmn 地圖 /地图 (visual representation of an area) · kmr nexşe (visual representation of an area) · shp mápa (visual representation of an area) · zu ibalazwe (visual representation of an area) · gv caslys (visual representation of an area) · bg ка́рта (visual representation of an area) · ru план (visual representation of an area) · st mmapa (visual representation of an area) · id atlas (visual representation of an area) · sw ramani (diagram of components of an item) · cy map (visual representation of an area) · gd mapa (visual representation of an area) · gu નકશા (visual representation of an area) · uz xarita (visual representation of an area) · tt харита (visual representation of an area) · lo ແຜນທີ່ (visual representation of an area) · aii ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܵܐ (visual representation of an area) · es carta (visual representation of an area) · sl zemljevid (visual representation of an area) · is færsla (function) · ug خەرىتە (visual representation of an area) · fa-ira خَریطِه (visual representation of an area) · bn নকশা (visual representation of an area) · hi मानचित्र (visual representation of an area) · chr ᎡᎶᎯ ᏓᏟᎶᏍᏔᏅ (visual representation of an area) · ko 지도 (visual representation of an area) · io mapo (visual representation of an area) · fj mape (visual representation of an area) · yi קאַרטע (visual representation of an area) · my မြေပုံ (visual representation of an area) · vec mapa (visual representation of an area) · sh kȃrta (visual representation of an area) · nl landkaart (visual representation of an area) · ps نخشه (visual representation of an area) · pt carta (visual representation of an area) · jv péta (visual representation of an area) · nl kaart (visual representation of an area) · es mapeo (function) · nv kéyah beʼelyaaígíí (visual representation of an area) · es plano (visual representation of an area) · or ମାନଚିତ୍ର (visual representation of an area) · kn ನಕ್ಷೆ (visual representation of an area) · ht kat (visual representation of an area) · fi kuvaus (function) · af kaart (visual representation of an area) · zza xerite (visual representation of an area) · ko 맵 (visual representation of an area) · ja 地図 (visual representation of an area) · fa-ira نَقْشِه (visual representation of an area) · pl mapa (visual representation of an area) · izh kartta (visual representation of an area) · yo máàpù (visual representation of an area) · tl mapa (visual representation of an area) · de Abbildung (function) · ckt нутэкэԓикэԓ (visual representation of an area) · se gárta (visual representation of an area) · ps خريطه (visual representation of an area) · es función (function) · ty hohoʻa fenua (visual representation of an area) · te పటము (visual representation of an area) · az xəritə (visual representation of an area) · ckb نەخشھ (visual representation of an area) · moe assiu-mashinaikan (visual representation of an area) · tr ısırgan kelebeği (butterfly) · hu leképezés (function) · za deihdoz (visual representation of an area) · sah хаарта (visual representation of an area) · pdt Launtkoat (visual representation of an area) · be план (visual representation of an area) · vi ánh xạ (function) · wa siiwal (visual representation of an area) · ace peuta (visual representation of an area) · fr carte (visual representation of an area) · bn মানচিত্র (visual representation of an area) · mk карта (visual representation of an area) · it cartina (visual representation of an area) · sq hartë (visual representation of an area) · is kort (visual representation of an area) · prs خَرِیطَه (visual representation of an area) · la itinerārium (visual representation of an area) · ro hartă (visual representation of an area) · sh zȅmljovīd (visual representation of an area) · cmn 映射 ((computing) associative array — see also associative array) · ta நிலப்படம் (visual representation of an area) · ps نخچه (visual representation of an area) · oc mapa (visual representation of an area) · mn ᠭᠠᠵᠠᠷᠤᠨ ᠵᠢᠷᠤᠭ (visual representation of an area) · pam talakarinan (visual representation of an area) · yi פּלאַן (visual representation of an area) · rsk карта (visual representation of an area) · sm faʻafanua (visual representation of an area) · nl plan (visual representation of an area) · ca plànol (visual representation of an area) · tg нақша (visual representation of an area) · hak 地圖 /地图 (visual representation of an area) · tr harita (visual representation of an area) · oj akii-mazinaʼigan (visual representation of an area) · id peta (visual representation of an area) · lb Landkaart (visual representation of an area) · pam mapa (visual representation of an area) · pt carta geográfica (visual representation of an area) · mi mapi (visual representation of an area) · ne नक्शा (visual representation of an area) · mk план (visual representation of an area) · br kartenn (visual representation of an area) · fur mape (visual representation of an area) · jv pétha (visual representation of an area) · is vörpun (function) · es mapa (visual representation of an area) · dv މެޕް (visual representation of an area) · id map (visual representation of an area) · za diduz (visual representation of an area) · fr plan (visual representation of an area) · wym łaondmaop (visual representation of an area) · eo mapo (visual representation of an area) · kk карта (visual representation of an area) · ga mapa (visual representation of an area) · mnw ဗီုတိ (visual representation of an area) · fi karttaperhonen (butterfly) · sw ramani (visual representation of an area) · ml ഭൂപടം (visual representation of an area) · ja マップ (visual representation of an area)