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map

  [map] noun, verb, mapped, map⋅ping.
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–noun
1. a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation: a map of Canada.
2. a maplike delineation, representation, or reflection of anything: The old man's face is a map of time.
3. Mathematics. function (def. 4a).
4. Slang. the face: Wipe that smile off that ugly map of yours.
5. Genetics. genetic map.
–verb (used with object)
6. to represent or delineate on or as if on a map.
7. to sketch or plan (often fol. by out): to map out a new career.
—Idioms
8. off the map, out of existence; into oblivion: Whole cities were wiped off the map.
9. put on the map, to bring into the public eye; make known, famous, or prominent: The discovery of gold put our town on the map.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME mappe-(mounde) < ML mappa mundī map of the world; special use of L mappa napkin, said to be < Punic

Related forms:
map⋅pa⋅ble, adjective
mapper, noun

Synonyms:
1. plan, outline, diagram. Map, chart, graph refer to representations of surfaces, areas, or facts. Map most commonly refers to a representation of the surface of the earth or a section of it, or an area of the sky: a map of England. A chart may be an outline map with symbols conveying information superimposed on it, a map designed esp. for navigators on water or in the air, a diagram, or a table giving information in an orderly form: a chart of the shoals off a coast. A graph may be a diagram representing a set of interrelated facts by means of dots or lines on a coordinate background; or it may use small figures (people, animals, machines, etc.) appropriate to the facts being represented, each figure standing for a specific number in statistics being given: a graph of the rise in population from 1900 to 1980.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2map
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: mapped; map·ping
transitive senses
: to locate (a gene) on a chromosomemapped> map intransitive senses
, of a gene : to be located maps near thecorresponding structural gene>
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map (māp)
n.

  1. The human face.

  2. A genetic map.

v. mapped, map·ping, maps

  1. To make a map of.

  2. To locate a gene or DNA sequence in a specific region of a chromosome in relation to known genes or DNA sequences.

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map   (māp)  Pronunciation Key 

  1. A representation of a region of three-dimensional space, such as of the Earth or a part of the universe, usually on a two-dimensional plane surface. See also projection.

  2. See genetic map.


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