mapmaking
mapmaking noun: cartography, the making of maps and charts.
Noun
mapmaking (usually uncountable, plural mapmakings)
- Cartography, the making of maps and charts.
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Forms of mapmaking
| plural | mapmakings |
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Origin of mapmaking
From map + making.
Questions about mapmaking
- What does mapmaking mean?
- Mapmaking means cartography, the making of maps and charts.
- What part of speech is mapmaking?
- Mapmaking is a noun.
- What is the plural of mapmaking?
- The plural of mapmaking is mapmakings.
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