n.
Pronunciation: ' map
Function: noun
Etymology: Medieval Latin mappa, from Latin, napkin, towel
Date: 1527
1 a : 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
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 5A
– map · like \ - ˌ l ī k \ adjective
– 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>