map (noun)
1: a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)
2: a function such that for every element of one set there is a unique element of another set [syn: mapping, correspondence]
map
(verb)
1: make a map of; show or establish the features of details of; "map the surface of Venus"
2: explore or survey for the purpose of making a map; "We haven't even begun to map the many galaxies that we know exist"
3: locate within a specific region of a chromosome in relation to known DNA or gene sequences; "map the genes"
4: plan, delineate, or arrange in detail; "map one's future" [syn: map out]
5: depict as if on a map; "sorrow was mapped on the mother's face"
6: to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets) [syn: represent]