English dictionary
map
nounPronunciation
mæp
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)
noun
- (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
- to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)
verb
- explore or survey for the purpose of making a map
verb
- make a map of; show or establish the features of details of
verb
- depict as if on a map
verb
- plan, delineate, or arrange in detail
verb
- locate within a specific region of a chromosome in relation to known DNA or gene sequences
Example sentences
We haven't even begun to map the many galaxies that we know exist
map the surface of Venus
sorrow was mapped on the mother's face
map one's future
map the genes