Main entry: map
Definition: a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)
Main entry: map, mapping, mathematical function, function, single-valued function
Definition: (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: to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)
Main entry: map
Definition: explore or survey for the purpose of making a map
Usage: We haven't even begun to map the many galaxies that we know exist
Main entry: map
Definition: make a map of; show or establish the features of details of
Usage: map the surface of Venus
Main entry: map
Definition: depict as if on a map
Usage: sorrow was mapped on the mother's face
Definition: plan, delineate, or arrange in detail
Usage: map one's future
Main entry: map
Definition: locate within a specific region of a chromosome in relation to known DNA or gene sequences
Usage: map the genes