1. a representation usually on a flat surface of the whole or a part of an area
2. a representation of the celestial sphere or a part of it
3. a diagram or other visual representation that shows the relative position of the parts of something
Doctors use the images to construct a detailed three-dimensional map of the patient's brain …
— Discover
4. something that represents with a clarity suggestive of a map
the Freudian map of the mind
— Harold Bloom
5. the arrangement of genes on a chromosome — called also genetic map
6. function sense 5a
7. marked by a high degree of variation
8. in a position of prominence or fame
had put the fledgling university on the map
— Lon Tinkle
9. to make a map of
map the surface of the moon
10. to delineate as if on a map
sorrow was mapped on her face
11. to make a survey of for or as if for the purpose of making a map
12. to assign (something, such as a set or an element) in a mathematical or exact correspondence
map picture elements to video memory
13. to plan in detail —often used with out
map out a program
14. to locate (a gene) on a chromosome
15. to be located
16. to be assigned in a relation or connection
the major problems confronting humankind … do not map well onto the traditional disciplines
— P. W. Porter
17. modified American plan
18. Walter circa 1140–circa 1209 English writer
19. a picture or chart that shows the rivers, mountains, streets, etc., in a particular area
20. a picture or chart that shows the different parts of something
21. to make a map of (something)
22. to plan the details of (something)
23. a picture or chart that shows the features of an area
a street map a map of Africa
24. a picture or chart of the sky showing the position of stars and planets
25. to make a map of
Astronomers are working to map the heavens.
26. to plan in detail
…I had not mapped out a scheme for determining the merits of officers…
— Mark Twain, A Connecticut Yankee
27. to locate (a gene) on a chromosome
mutants which have been genetically mapped
28. to be located
a repressor maps near the corresponding structural gene