cartography /kär-togˈrə-fi/ noun The skill or practice of making maps and charts ORIGIN: L c(h)arta, from Gr chartēs a sheet of paper, and Gr graphein to write carˈtogram noun A map presenting statistical information in diagrammatic form cartogˈrapher noun cartographic /-tō-grafˈik/ or cartographˈical adjective cartographˈically adverb cartologˈical adjective cartolˈogy noun The science of maps and charts |