mapper

map

M0095400 (măp)n.1. a. A representation, usually on a plane surface, of a region of the earth or heavens.b. Something that suggests such a representation, as in clarity of representation.2. Mathematics The correspondence of elements in one set to elements in the same set or another set.3. Slang The human face.4. Genetics A genetic map.tr.v. mapped, map·ping, maps 1. a. To make a map of.b. To depict as if on a map: Grief was mapped on his face.2. To explore or make a survey of (a region) for the purpose of making a map.3. To plan or delineate, especially in detail; arrange: mapping out her future.4. Genetics To locate (a gene or DNA sequence) in a specific region of a chromosome in relation to known genes or DNA sequences.5. Mathematics To establish a mapping of (an element or a set).Idioms: all over the map1. In, from, or to a variety of places; ubiquitously.2. Showing great variety; varied or diverse: "Literary nonfiction is all over the map and has been for three hundred years" (William Zinsser). put on the map To make well-known, prominent, or famous. wipe off the map To destroy completely; annihilate.

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[From Middle English mapemounde, from Old French mapemond, from Medieval Latin mappa (mundī), map (of the world), from Latin, napkin, cloth (on which maps were drawn), perhaps of Punic origin; see npy in Semitic roots.]

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map′pa·ble adj.map′per n.

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MAP

abbr. modified American plan

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

mapper - a clerk who marks data on a chart plotterclerk - an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)

Translations

mapeador