1a diagrammatic representation of an area of land or sea showing physical features, cities, roads, etc.:a street map
a two-dimensional representation of the positions of stars or other astronomical objects:she went inside to check a star map
a diagram or collection of data showing the spatial arrangement or distribution of something over an area:an electron density map
Biology a representation of the sequence of genes on a chromosome or of bases in a DNA or RNA molecule:a physical and genetic map of the entire human genome
2 informal, dated a person’s face:you ought to know my map by now
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Universal
represent (an area) on a map; make a map of:inaccessible parts will be mapped from the air
record in detail the spatial distribution of (something):the project to map the human genome
chiefly Mathematics associate each element of (a set) with an element of another set:the direct sum of two rings A and B may be mapped homomorphically on the summand
[no object] (map on to) chiefly Mathematics be associated with or linked to:if more than one suffix can be mapped on to the end of a word then the longest is chosen for removal
off the map
(of a place) very distant or remote:she grew up in a hick town, right off the map
put someone/thing on the map
bring someone or something to prominence:one big international polo tournament could really put our club on the map
wipe something off the map
obliterate something totally:there was enough gunpowder to wipe half the island off the map
map something out
plan a route or course of action in detail:she mapped out a plan of action in ten minutes
