car ‧ tog ‧ ra ‧ phy /kɑːˈtɒɡrəfi $ kɑːrˈtɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: French ; Origin: cartographie , from carte 'card, map' + -graphie '-graphy' ]
the activity of making maps
—cartographer noun [countable]
car ‧ tog ‧ ra ‧ phy /kɑːˈtɒɡrəfi $ kɑːrˈtɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: French ; Origin: cartographie , from carte 'card, map' + -graphie '-graphy' ]
the activity of making maps
—cartographer noun [countable]
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012