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 it2: 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 map4: 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>