cartography

C2+ Topic:Art & Music

US /kɑrˈtɑɡrəfi/ UK /kɑːˈtɒɡrəfi/ See IPA manual

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1

noun
the science and art of making maps

Advances in cartography transformed sea navigation.

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1 noun · the science and art of... mapmakingmapping charting topography

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Derived forms cartographiccartographer

Related forms chart card

Etymology

From French cartographie, from Latin charta ('paper, map'), from Greek khartēs, + Greek -graphia ('writing, drawing'), from graphein ('to write, draw').

khartēs Ancient Greek graphein Ancient Greek

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# cartography

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** kɑrˈtɑɡrəfi
**IPA (UK):** kɑːˈtɒɡrəfi

## Meanings
1. the science and art of making maps

## Examples
- Advances in cartography transformed sea navigation.

## Synonyms
- mapmaking
- mapping
- charting
- topography

## Derived Forms
- cartographic
- cartographer

## Related Forms
- chart
- card

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: khartēs
- Root: graphein

## Etymology
From French cartographie, from Latin charta ('paper, map'), from Greek khartēs, + Greek -graphia ('writing, drawing'), from graphein ('to write, draw').

## AI Etymology
Cartography comes from French cartographie, from Latin charta ('paper, map'), from Greek khartēs, + Greek -graphia ('writing, drawing'), from graphein ('to write, draw'). The historical trail runs through khartēs in Ancient Greek and graphein in Ancient Greek. Morphologically, cartography is transparent: it draws on French cartographie, from Latin charta ('paper, map'), from Greek khartēs, + Greek -graphia ('writing, drawing'), from graphein ('to write, draw'). Used as a noun, cartography now means "the science and art of making maps", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in derived forms such as cartographic and cartographer and related forms such as chart and card. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English.

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- Art & Music
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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