| map (mæp) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface or part of it, showing the geographical distributions, positions, etc, of natural or artificial features such as roads, towns, relief, rainfall, etc |
| 2. | a diagrammatic representation of the distribution of stars or of the surface of a celestial body: a lunar map |
| 3. | a maplike drawing of anything |
| 4. | maths another name for function |
| 5. | a slang word for face |
| 6. | off the map no longer important or in existence (esp in the phrase wipe off the map) |
| 7. | put on the map to make (a town, company, etc) well-known |
| —vb , maps, mapping, mapped | |
| 8. | to make a map of |
| 9. | maths See also map out to represent or transform (a function, figure, set, etc): the results were mapped onto a graph |
| 10. | (intr) map onto to fit in with or correspond to |
| [C16: from Medieval Latin mappa (mundi) map (of the world), from Latin mappa cloth] | |
| 'mappable | |
| —adj | |
| 'mapless | |
| —adj | |
| 'mapper | |
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| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |