cartography

[ kahr-tog-ruh-fee ]

/ kɑrˈtɒg rə fi /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR cartography ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

the production of maps, including construction of projections, design, compilation, drafting, and reproduction.

Origin of cartography

1855–60; <Latin c(h)art(a) carte + -o- + -graphy

OTHER WORDS FROM cartography

car·to·graph

[kahr-tuh-graf, -grahf], /ˈkɑr təˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf/, nouncar·tog·ra·pher, nouncar·to·graph·ic

[kahr-tuh-graf-ik], /ˌkɑr təˈgræf ɪk/, car·to·graph·i·cal, adjectivecar·to·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby cartography

Cartland, cartload, cart off, cartogram, cartographer, cartography, cartomancy, carton, cartonnier, carton-pierre, cartoon

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Example sentences from the Web for cartography

The wonderful delicacy of Norden's work makes these maps peculiarly appreciated by students of London cartography.
Maps of Old London|Anonymous
Cartography, kar-tog′ra-fi, n. the art of preparing charts or maps.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
Hitherto the Ptolemaic cartography had exerted an overpowering influence.
Terrestrial and Celestial Globes Vol II|Edward Luther Stevenson
Only two specimens of Roman cartography have come down to us, viz.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 6|Various

We were obliged to limit our cartography to languages alone.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, March 1899|Various

British Dictionary definitions for cartography

cartography

chartography

/ (kɑːˈtɒɡrəfɪ) /

noun

the art, technique, or practice of compiling or drawing maps or charts

Derived forms of cartography

cartographer or chartographer, nouncartographic (ˌkɑːtəˈɡræfɪk), cartographical, chartographic or chartographical, adjectivecartographically or chartographically, adverb

Word Origin for cartography

C19: from French cartographie, from carte map, chart

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for cartography

cartography

[ kär-tŏg′rə-fē ]

The art or technique of making maps or charts.

单词	cartography
释义	cartography [ kahr-tog-ruh-fee ] / kɑrˈtɒg rə fi / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cartography ON THESAURUS.COM noun the production of maps, including construction of projections, design, compilation, drafting, and reproduction. Origin of cartography 1855–60; <Latin c(h)art(a) carte + -o- + -graphy OTHER WORDS FROM cartography car·to·graph [kahr-tuh-graf, -grahf], /ˈkɑr təˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf/, nouncar·tog·ra·pher, nouncar·to·graph·ic [kahr-tuh-graf-ik], /ˌkɑr təˈgræf ɪk/, car·to·graph·i·cal, adjectivecar·to·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb Words nearby cartography Cartland, cartload, cart off, cartogram, cartographer, cartography, cartomancy, carton, cartonnier, carton-pierre, cartoon Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cartography The wonderful delicacy of Norden's work makes these maps peculiarly appreciated by students of London cartography. Maps of Old London\|Anonymous Cartography, kar-tog′ra-fi, n. the art of preparing charts or maps. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)\|Various Hitherto the Ptolemaic cartography had exerted an overpowering influence. Terrestrial and Celestial Globes Vol II\|Edward Luther Stevenson Only two specimens of Roman cartography have come down to us, viz. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 6\|Various We were obliged to limit our cartography to languages alone. Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, March 1899\|Various British Dictionary definitions for cartography cartography chartography / (kɑːˈtɒɡrəfɪ) / noun the art, technique, or practice of compiling or drawing maps or charts Derived forms of cartography cartographer or chartographer, nouncartographic (ˌkɑːtəˈɡræfɪk), cartographical, chartographic or chartographical, adjectivecartographically or chartographically, adverb Word Origin for cartography C19: from French cartographie, from carte map, chart Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to cartography topography, geopolitics, earth science, geology, physiography, topology, chorography Scientific definitions for cartography cartography [ kär-tŏg′rə-fē ] The art or technique of making maps or charts. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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cartography

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chartography

noun

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