mapping

noun

map·​ping ˈma-piŋ 

1

: the act or process of making a map

2

: function sense 5a

a one-to-one continuous mapping

Examples of mapping in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Now, offshore wind developers, submarine cable companies and defense contractors are pouring money into high‑resolution seafloor mapping. —Natalie Sum Yue Chung, Fortune, 3 May 2026

Guests can experience the brand’s face mapping, skin scans, explore a demo bar with new and fan-favorite products, shop directly via Ulta Beauty and more. —Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 1 May 2026

The bill also levels up some program implementation with advances in technology, from using GPS and satellite mapping to promote precision farming to authorizing virtual fence technology in some grazing practices. —Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 30 Apr. 2026

Blue represents the deepest snow on their maps, yellow represents moderate, and red shows a reduction in snow from mapping done in previous years. —Alan Gionet, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1752, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for mapping

• capping
• clapping
• flapping
• lapping
• napping
• rapping
• sapping
• scrapping
• slapping
• snapping
• strapping
• tapping