map noun
\ ˈmap \
Definition of map (Entry 1 of 4)
1a : a representation usually on a flat surface of the whole or a part of an area
b : a representation of the celestial sphere or a part of it
c : a diagram or other visual representation that shows the relative position of the parts of something
Doctors use the images to construct a detailed three-dimensional map of the patient's brain …
— Discover
2 : something that represents with a clarity suggestive of a map
the Freudian map of the mind
— Harold Bloom
3 : the arrangement of genes on a chromosome
— called also genetic map
4 : FUNCTION sense 5a
all over the map
: marked by a high degree of variation
on the map
: in a position of prominence or fame
had put the fledgling university on the map
— Lon Tinkle
map verb
mapped; mapping
Definition of map (Entry 2 of 4)
transitive verb
1a : to make a map of
map the surface of the moon
b : to delineate as if on a map
sorrow was mapped on her face
c : to make a survey of for or as if for the purpose of making a map
d : to assign (something, such as a set or an element) in a mathematical or exact correspondence
map picture elements to video memory
2 : to plan in detail —often used with out
map out a program
3 : to locate (a gene) on a chromosome
intransitive verb
1 of a gene : to be located
2 : to be assigned in a relation or connection
the major problems confronting humankind … do not map well onto the traditional disciplines
— P. W. Porter