map

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   explore or survey for the purpose of making a map

   We haven't even begun to map the many galaxies that we know exist

2. 2
   verb

   depict as if on a map

   sorrow was mapped on the mother's face

3. 3
   verb

   plan, delineate, or arrange in detail

   map one's future

4. 4
   verb

   locate within a specific region of a chromosome in relation to known DNA or gene sequences

   map the genes

5. 5
   noun

   A visual representation of an area, whether real or imaginary, showing the relative positions of places and other features.

   a map of Australia, a map of Lilliput

6. 6
   noun

   A graphical or logical representation of any structure or system, showing the positions of or relationships between its components.

   a map of the Earth's magnetic field

7. 7
   noun

   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

8. 8
   noun

   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.

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.