Main Entry: ¹map

Pronunciation: \ˈmap\

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 \-ˌlīk\ 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>