n.
Pronunciation: -f ē
Function: noun
Etymology: French cartographie, from carte card, map + -graphie -graphy ― more at CARD
Date: circa 1847
: the science or art of making maps
– car · to · graph · ic \ ˌ kär-t ə - ' gra-fik \ also car · to · graph · i · cal \ -fi-k ə l \ adjective
– car · to · graph · i · cal · ly \ -fi-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb