Dictionary Definition
map
Noun
1 a diagrammatic representation of the earth's
surface (or part of it)
2 a function such that for every element of one
set there is a unique element of another set [syn: mapping, correspondence]
Verb
1 make a map of; show or establish the features
of details of; "map the surface of Venus"
2 explore or survey for the purpose of making a
map; "We haven't even begun to map the many galaxies that we know
exist"
3 locate within a specific region of a chromosome
in relation to known DNA or gene sequences; "map the genes"
4 plan, delineate, or arrange in detail; "map
one's future" [syn: map out]
5 depict as if on a map; "sorrow was mapped on
the mother's face"
6 to establish a mapping (of mathematical
elements or sets) [syn: represent] [also: mapping, mapped]mapped See map
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Verb
mapped- past of map