noun · verb · 33 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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(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)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: represent
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: permute, commute, transpose
29
verb
Meaning 29
explore or survey for the purpose of making a map
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
We haven't even begun to map the many galaxies that we know exist
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: explore
30
verb
Meaning 30
make a map of; show or establish the features of details of
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
map the surface of Venus
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: represent, interpret
Narrower terms: chart, plat, plot
31
verb
Meaning 31
depict as if on a map
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
sorrow was mapped on the mother's face
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: picture, depict, render, show
32
verb
Meaning 32
plan, delineate, or arrange in detail
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
map one's future
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: map out
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: plan, project, contrive, design
33
verb
Meaning 33
locate within a specific region of a chromosome in relation to known DNA or gene sequences
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
map the genes
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: situate, locate
History
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.
Across languages
Translations
297 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Acehnese:
peuta
— visual representation of an area
Afrikaans:
kaart
— visual representation of an area
Akan:
asasemfoni
— visual representation of an area
Albanian:
hartë
— visual representation of an area
Amharic:
ካርታ
(karta)
— visual representation of an area
Arabic:
خَرِيطَة
(ḵarīṭa)
— visual representation of an area
Arabic:
خريطة
(ḵarīṭa)
— visual representation of an area
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic:
ܩܲܪܛܲܝܣܵܐ
(qarṭaysā)
— visual representation of an area
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic:
ܡܲܦܵܐ
(mappā)
— visual representation of an area
Armenian:
քարտեզ
(kʻartez)
— visual representation of an area
Assamese:
মানচিত্ৰ
(manositro)
— visual representation of an area
Assamese:
নক্সা
(noksa)
— visual representation of an area
Asturian:
mapa
— visual representation of an area
Azerbaijani:
xəritə
— visual representation of an area
Bashkir:
карта
(karta)
— visual representation of an area
Basque:
mapa
— visual representation of an area
Belarusian:
ка́рта
(kárta)
— visual representation of an area
Belarusian:
ма́па
(mápa)
— visual representation of an area
Belarusian:
план
(plan)
— visual representation of an area
Bengali:
মানচিত্র
(mancitro)
— visual representation of an area
Bengali:
নকশা
(nokśa)
— visual representation of an area
Central Bikol:
mapa
— visual representation of an area
Breton:
kartenn
— visual representation of an area
Breton:
kartoù
— visual representation of an area
Bulgarian:
ка́рта
(kárta)
— visual representation of an area
Burmese:
မြေပုံ
(mrepum)
— visual representation of an area
Carpathian Rusyn:
ма́па
(mápa)
— visual representation of an area
Catalan:
mapa
— visual representation of an area
Catalan:
plànol
— visual representation of an area
Cherokee:
ᎡᎶᎯ ᏓᏟᎶᏍᏔᏅ
(elohi datlilostanv)
— visual representation of an area
Chinese Cantonese:
地圖 /地图
(dei6 tou4)
— visual representation of an area
Chinese:
дитў
(ditw)
— visual representation of an area
Eastern Min Chinese:
地圖 /地图
(dê-dù)
— visual representation of an area
Hakka Chinese:
地圖 /地图
(thi-thù)
— visual representation of an area
Chinese:
地圖 /地图
(zh-min-nan)
— visual representation of an area
Chinese Mandarin:
地圖 /地图
(dìtú)
— visual representation of an area
Wu Chinese:
地圖 /地图
(6di-du)
— visual representation of an area
Chukchi:
нутэкэԓикэԓ
(nutėkėḷikėḷ)
— visual representation of an area
Chuvash:
карттӑ
(karttă)
— visual representation of an area
Cornish:
mappa
— visual representation of an area
Montagnais:
assiu-mashinaikan
— visual representation of an area
Crimean Tatar:
harita
— visual representation of an area
Czech:
mapa
— visual representation of an area
Danish:
kort
— visual representation of an area
Dhivehi:
މެޕް
(mep)
— visual representation of an area
Dutch:
kaart
— visual representation of an area
Dutch:
landkaart
— visual representation of an area
Dutch:
plan
— visual representation of an area
Dutch:
plattegrond
— visual representation of an area
Erzya:
модарт
(modart)
— visual representation of an area
Esperanto:
mapo
— visual representation of an area
Estonian:
kaart
— visual representation of an area
Faroese:
kort
— visual representation of an area
Fijian:
mape
— visual representation of an area
Finnish:
kartta
— visual representation of an area
French:
carte
— visual representation of an area
French:
plan
— visual representation of an area
Friulian:
mape
— visual representation of an area
Galician:
mapa
— visual representation of an area
Georgian:
რუკა
(ruḳa)
— visual representation of an area
German:
Landkarte
— visual representation of an area
German:
Karte
— visual representation of an area
German:
Plan
— visual representation of an area
Greek:
χάρτης
(chártis)
— visual representation of an area
Greek:
άτλαντας
(átlantas)
— visual representation of an area
Greek:
άτλας
(átlas)
— visual representation of an area
Greenlandic:
nunap assinga
— visual representation of an area
Gujarati:
નકશા
(nakśā)
— visual representation of an area
Haitian Creole:
kat
— visual representation of an area
Hawaiian:
palapalaʻāina
— visual representation of an area
Hebrew:
מַפָּה
(mapá)
— visual representation of an area
Hindi:
नक़्शा m/नक्शा
(naqśā)
— visual representation of an area
Hindi:
मानचित्र
(māncitra)
— visual representation of an area
Hungarian:
térkép
— visual representation of an area
Icelandic:
kort
— visual representation of an area
Ido:
mapo
— visual representation of an area
Ilocano:
mapa
— visual representation of an area
Indonesian:
peta
— visual representation of an area
Indonesian:
map
— visual representation of an area
Indonesian:
atlas
— visual representation of an area
Ingrian:
kartta
— visual representation of an area
Inuktitut:
nunaŋŋuaq
— visual representation of an area
Irish:
léarscáil
— visual representation of an area
Irish:
mapa
— visual representation of an area
Italian:
carta
— visual representation of an area
Italian:
mappa
— visual representation of an area
Italian:
carta geografica
— visual representation of an area
Italian:
cartina
— visual representation of an area
Japanese:
地図
(chizu)
— visual representation of an area
Japanese:
マップ
(mappu)
— visual representation of an area
Javanese:
péta
— visual representation of an area
Javanese:
pétha
— visual representation of an area
Kannada:
ನಕ್ಷೆ
(nakṣe)
— visual representation of an area
Kannada:
ಭೂಪಟ
(bhūpaṭa)
— visual representation of an area
Kapampangan:
talakarinan
— visual representation of an area
Kapampangan:
mapa
— visual representation of an area
Kashubian:
kôrta
— visual representation of an area
Kazakh:
карта
(karta)
— visual representation of an area
Khmer:
ផែនទី
(phaen tii)
— visual representation of an area
Korean:
지도
(jido)
— visual representation of an area
Korean:
맵
(maep)
— visual representation of an area
Central Kurdish:
نەخشھ
(nexşih)
— visual representation of an area
Northern Kurdish:
nexşe
— visual representation of an area
Northern Kurdish:
xerîte
— visual representation of an area
Kyrgyz:
карта
(karta)
— visual representation of an area
Lao:
ແຜນທີ່
(phǣn thī)
— visual representation of an area
Latin:
charta
— visual representation of an area
Latin:
tabula
— visual representation of an area
Latin:
itinerārium
— visual representation of an area
Latvian:
karte
— visual representation of an area
Limburgish:
kaart
— visual representation of an area
Lithuanian:
žemėlapis
— visual representation of an area
Livonian:
kōrtõz
— visual representation of an area
Lü:
ᦔᦳᧅᧈᦵᦙᦲᧂ
(ṗuk1moeng)
— visual representation of an area
Luxembourgish:
Landkaart
— visual representation of an area
Macedonian:
карта
(karta)
— visual representation of an area
Macedonian:
план
(plan)
— visual representation of an area
Malay:
peta
— visual representation of an area
Malayalam:
ഭൂപടം
(bhūpaṭaṁ)
— visual representation of an area
Maltese:
mappa
— visual representation of an area
Manx:
caslys
— visual representation of an area
Māori:
mapi
— visual representation of an area
Marathi:
नकाशा
(nakāśā)
— visual representation of an area
Mon:
ဗီုတိ
(pɜ̀m tɔeˀ)
— visual representation of an area
Mongolian:
газрын зураг
(gazryn zurag)
— visual representation of an area
Mongolian:
ᠭᠠᠵᠠᠷᠤᠨ ᠵᠢᠷᠤᠭ
(ɣaǰarun ǰiruɣ)
— visual representation of an area
Nauruan:
ekorob
— visual representation of an area
Navajo:
kéyah beʼelyaaígíí
— visual representation of an area
Navajo:
atiin bikááʼ naashchʼąąʼígíí
— visual representation of an area
Nepali:
नक्शा
(nakśā)
— visual representation of an area
Norwegian Bokmål:
kart
— visual representation of an area
Norwegian Nynorsk:
kart
— visual representation of an area
Occitan:
mapa
— visual representation of an area
Occitan:
carta
— visual representation of an area
Odia:
ମାନଚିତ୍ର
(mānacitra)
— visual representation of an area
Ojibwe:
akii-mazinaʼigan
— visual representation of an area
Oromo:
maappii
— visual representation of an area
Pannonian Rusyn:
карта
(karta)
— visual representation of an area
Pannonian Rusyn:
мапа
(mapa)
— visual representation of an area
Papiamentu:
mapa
— visual representation of an area
Pashto:
خريطه
(xaritá)
— visual representation of an area
Pashto:
نخشه
(naxšá)
— visual representation of an area
Pashto:
نخچه
(naxčá)
— visual representation of an area
Pashto:
نقشه
(naqšá)
— visual representation of an area
Dari:
نَقْشَه
(naqša)
— visual representation of an area
Dari:
خَرِیطَه
(xarīta)
— visual representation of an area
Iranian Persian:
نَقْشِه
(naġše)
— visual representation of an area
Iranian Persian:
خَریطِه
(xarite)
— visual representation of an area
Iranian Persian:
راهْنامِه
(râhnâme)
— visual representation of an area
Plautdietsch:
Launtkoat
— visual representation of an area
Plautdietsch:
Koat
— visual representation of an area
Polish:
mapa
— visual representation of an area
Portuguese:
mapa
— visual representation of an area
Portuguese:
carta
— visual representation of an area
Portuguese:
carta geográfica
— visual representation of an area
Punjabi:
ਨਕਸ਼ਾ
(nakśā)
— visual representation of an area
Romanian:
hartă
— visual representation of an area
Romansh:
carta
— visual representation of an area
Russian:
ка́рта
(kárta)
— visual representation of an area
Russian:
план
(plan)
— visual representation of an area
Northern Sami:
gárta
— visual representation of an area
Northern Sami:
kárta
— visual representation of an area
Samoan:
faʻafanua
— visual representation of an area
Sanskrit:
मानचित्र
(mānacitra)
— visual representation of an area
Scots:
cairt
— visual representation of an area
Scottish Gaelic:
map
— visual representation of an area
Scottish Gaelic:
mapa
— visual representation of an area
Scottish Gaelic:
cairt-iùil
— visual representation of an area
Serbo-Croatian:
ка̑рта
— visual representation of an area
Serbo-Croatian:
ма̏па
— visual representation of an area
Serbo-Croatian:
зе̏мљовӣд
— visual representation of an area
Serbo-Croatian:
kȃrta
— visual representation of an area
Serbo-Croatian:
mȁpa
— visual representation of an area
Serbo-Croatian:
zȅmljovīd
— visual representation of an area
Shipibo-Conibo:
mápa
— visual representation of an area
Silesian:
karta
— visual representation of an area
Sinhalese:
සිතියම
(sitiyama)
— visual representation of an area
Slovak:
mapa
— visual representation of an area
Slovak:
plán
— visual representation of an area
Slovene:
zemljevid
— visual representation of an area
Slovene:
karta
— visual representation of an area
Somali:
khariiddo
— visual representation of an area
Somali:
khariidad
— visual representation of an area
Lower Sorbian:
kórta
— visual representation of an area
Sotho:
mmapa
— visual representation of an area
Spanish:
mapa
— visual representation of an area
Spanish:
plano
— visual representation of an area
Spanish:
carta
— visual representation of an area
Swahili:
ramani
— visual representation of an area
Swedish:
karta
— visual representation of an area
Tagalog:
mapa
— visual representation of an area
Tagalog:
talaroonan
— visual representation of an area
Tahitian:
hohoʻa fenua
— visual representation of an area
Tajik:
харита
(xarita)
— visual representation of an area
Tajik:
нақша
(naqša)
— visual representation of an area
Tamil:
நிலப்படம்
(nilappaṭam)
— visual representation of an area
Tamil:
வரைபடம்
(varaipaṭam)
— visual representation of an area
Tatar:
карта
(qarta)
— visual representation of an area
Tatar:
харита
(xarita)
— visual representation of an area
Telugu:
పటము
(paṭamu)
— visual representation of an area
Thai:
แผนที่
(pɛ̌ɛn-tîi)
— visual representation of an area
Tibetan:
ས་བཀྲ
(sa bkra)
— visual representation of an area
Tigrinya:
ካርታ
(karta)
— visual representation of an area
Tsonga:
mepe
— visual representation of an area
Turkish:
harita
— visual representation of an area
Ottoman Turkish:
خریطه
(harita)
— visual representation of an area
Turkmen:
karta
— visual representation of an area
Ukrainian:
ка́рта
(kárta)
— visual representation of an area
Ukrainian:
ма́па
(mápa)
— visual representation of an area
Ukrainian:
план
(plan)
— visual representation of an area
Urdu:
نَقْشَہ
(naqśa)
— visual representation of an area
Urdu:
خَرِیطَہ
(xarīta)
— visual representation of an area
Uyghur:
خەرىتە
(xerite)
— visual representation of an area
Uzbek:
xarita
— visual representation of an area
Uzbek:
karta
— visual representation of an area
Venetan:
mapa
— visual representation of an area
Vietnamese:
bản đồ
— visual representation of an area
Vietnamese:
địa đồ
— visual representation of an area
Vilamovian:
łaondmaop
— visual representation of an area
Walloon:
siiwal
— visual representation of an area
Walloon:
mape
— visual representation of an area
Waray-Waray:
mapa
— visual representation of an area
Welsh:
map
— visual representation of an area
Xhosa:
imephu
— visual representation of an area
Yakut:
хаарта
(qaarta)
— visual representation of an area
Yiddish:
מאַפּע
(mape)
— visual representation of an area
Yiddish:
קאַרטע
(karte)
— visual representation of an area
Yiddish:
פּלאַן
(plan)
— visual representation of an area
Yoruba:
máàpù
— visual representation of an area
Zazaki:
xerite
— visual representation of an area
Zhuang:
deihdoz
— visual representation of an area
Zhuang:
diduz
— visual representation of an area
Zulu:
ibalazwe
— visual representation of an area
Finnish:
kaavio
— diagram of components of an item
Finnish:
kartta
— diagram of components of an item
Swahili:
ramani
— diagram of components of an item