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Map

noun
1.
A diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it).
2.
(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).  Synonyms: function, mapping, mathematical function, single-valued function.
verb
(past & past part. mapped; pres. part. mapping)
1.
Make a map of; show or establish the features of details of.
2.
Explore or survey for the purpose of making a map.
3.
Locate within a specific region of a chromosome in relation to known DNA or gene sequences.
4.
Plan, delineate, or arrange in detail.  Synonym: map out.
5.
Depict as if on a map.
6.
To establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets).  Synonym: represent.



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"Map" Quotes from Famous Books



... the huts rise the church's steeple and the poplar trees; while hither and thither on the wall of the hut, the cracks and holes in the crumbling plaster have caused the wall to resemble the map of ...
— Through Russia • Maxim Gorky
... off is Canada?" he asked. He was shown the map of New York State, and the track of the railroad, for more than three hundred miles to Niagara, where he would cross the river, and be free. But the way seemed long and full of dangers. They were surely safer on their own tired feet, where they might ...
— Harriet, The Moses of Her People • Sarah H. Bradford
... happy home, always select the best—the best books—the best music—the best pictures. In conclusion, there is one more suggestion I would make on the picture question, and I think it is the most important of all; it is that a good clear map of the world should be hung in every house in the world, to give every person an idea of the world they live in. For it is a most deplorable fact that ninety-nine out of every hundred of the inhabitants, even of the civilized world, have a very poor ...
— Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 • Edward William Cole
... will look at the map of Asia, and find the country of Hindostan, you will see running through it a very celebrated river—the river Ganges. It is called the Ganges, after the goddess Gunga. The Hindoos say that the goddess Gungu—who was produced ...
— Dr. Scudder's Tales for Little Readers, About the Heathen. • Dr. John Scudder
... scant attention. He saw Joe Pollard lie back in his chair with squinted eyes and run over a swift description of the country through which the trail of the money would lead. The leader knew every inch of the mountains, it seemed. His memory was better than a map; in it was jotted down every fallen log, every boulder, it seemed. And when his mind was fixed on the best spot for the holdup, he sketched his ...
— Black Jack • Max Brand


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