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

Waymo, which engaged in limited mapping and testing of its autonomous vehicles in New York City prior to 2021, wants to make a big push into the market. —Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 19 June 2025

Robert Johnson said after the afternoon mapping revealed the increase. —Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2025

And the number of residents within five miles of the site has increased by 23,000 since 2010, according to ESRI, a platform used for mapping and analyzing census data. —Alecia Taylor, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2025

On Wednesday, six Michigan counties were under air quality alert, with mapping from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) showing high levels of air pollution in several other states, including Montana, and North Dakota. —Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025

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