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Map

map

Map definitions
noun
map maps
  1. a diagrammatic representation of an area of land or sea showing physical features, cities, roads, etc.

    "a street map"

    • a two-dimensional representation of the positions of stars or other astronomical objects

      "she went inside to check a star map"

    • a diagram or collection of data showing the spatial arrangement or distribution of something over an area

      "an electron density map"

    • a representation of the sequence of genes on a chromosome or genome, or of bases in a DNA or RNA molecule

      "a physical and genetic map of the entire human genome"

  2. a person's face

    "you ought to know my map by now"

verb
maps mapping mapped map
  1. represent (an area) on a map; make a map of

    "inaccessible parts will be mapped from the air"

    • record in detail the spatial distribution of (something)

      "the project to map the human genome"

    • associate (a group of elements or qualities) with an equivalent group, according to a particular formula or model

      "the transformational rules map deep structures into surface structures"

    • be associated with or linked to (an equivalent group)

      "it is not obvious that the subprocesses of language will map on to individual brain areas"

    • associate each element of (a set) with an element of another set

      "the direct sum of two rings A and B may be mapped homomorphically on the summand"