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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Related terms 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 See also 2 Dutch 2.1 Noun

[ English

[ Etymology

Latin mappa “napkin, signal cloth”, via Old French mapemonde “map of thee world”.

[ Pronunciation

• RP & US: IPA: /mæp/, SAMPA: /m{p/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -æp

[ Noun

Singular map

Plural maps

map (plural maps)

1. A visual representation of an area, whether real or imaginary.
2. (mathematics) A function.
3. (topology) A continuous function.
4. A diagram of components of an item.
5. A city map.

[ Synonyms

• plan
• chart
• (mathematics): mapping, function.

[ Derived terms

• mapmaker
• mapmaking
• overworld map
• texture map
• topic map
• thematic map

[ Translations

visual representation of an area

Afrikaans: kaart Arabic: خريطة (kharīṭah) f. Breton: kartenn f., kartoù pl. Chinese: 地圖, 地图 (dìtú, ditu, di4tu2) Czech: mapa cs(cs) f. Dutch: kaart nl(nl) f., landkaart nl(nl) f. Esperanto: mapo eo(eo) Finnish: kartta fi(fi) French: carte fr(fr) f. German: Landkarte de(de) f. Greek: χάρτης (xártis) m., άτλαντας (átla[n]das) m., άτλας (átlas) m. Hebrew: מפה (mappa) f. Hungarian: térkép hu(hu) Icelandic: kort is(is) n. Indonesian: peta id(id), map id(id), atlas id(id) Interlingua: mappa, carta (geographic); plano (of a house, garden, town, etc.)

Italian: mappa it(it) f. Japanese: 地図 (ちず, chizu) Korean: 지도 (地圖, jido) Lao: ແຜນທີ່ lo(lo) (phëën-thii) Malayalam: ഭൂപടം (bhoopatam) Polish: mapa pl(pl) f. Portuguese: mapa m., carta (geográfica) f. Romanian: hartă f. Russian: карта ru(ru) (kárta) f. Scots: cairt Serbian: zemljovid Slovak: mapa sk(sk) f. Slovene: zemljevid sl(sl) m., karta sl(sl) f. Spanish: mapa es(es) m. Swedish: karta sv(sv) c.

function

Czech: zobrazení cs(cs) n. Finnish: kuvaus fi(fi)

German: Abbildung de(de) f.

continuous function

diagram of components of an item

city map

Dutch: stadsplan n. German: Stadtplan m.

Romanian: harta oraşului f. Slovak: plán sk(sk) m.

[ Verb

Infinitive to map

Third person singular maps

Simple past mapped

Past participle mapped

Present participle mapping

to map (third-person singular simple present maps, present participle mapping, simple past and past participle mapped)

1. To create a visual representation of a territory, etc. via cartography.
2. To inform someone of a particular idea.
3. (mathematics, transitive) To act as a function on.
4. (topology, transitive) To act as a continuous function on.

   f maps A to B, mapping to .

[ Related terms

• map out

[ Translations

to create a visual representation of a territory

Finnish: kartoittaa German: abbilden de(de)

Romanian: a cartografia Slovak: zmapovať

to inform someone of a particular idea

Slovak: okresliť, opísať

Vietnamese: bản đồ vi(vi)

[ See also

• atlas
• cartographer
• cartography

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[ Dutch

[ Noun

map f.

1. folder