maps

Noun

map (plural maps)

1. A visual representation of an area, whether real or imaginary, showing the relative positions of places and other features.
   • a map of Australia, a map of Lilliput

   Synonyms:

   plan, chart

2. A graphical or logical representation of any structure or system, showing the positions of or relationships between its components.
   • a map of the Earth's magnetic field

   Synonyms:

   plan, chart

3. A function, especially a function satisfying a certain property (e.g. continuity, linearity, etc.; see Usage notes).
   • Let f be a map from ℝ to ℝ

   Synonyms:

   mapping, function

4. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genera Araschnia (especially, Araschnia levana) and Cyrestis, having map-like markings on the wings.
5. (UK, dated) The face.
   • And as the eye rested on him, he too filled me with pity and terror, for his map was flushed and his manner distraught. He looked like Jack Dempsey at the conclusion of his first conference with Gene Tunney, the occasion, if you remember, when he forgot to duck.1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter X
6. (board games) An imaginary or fictional area, often predefined and confined, where a game or a session thereof takes place.
   • I don't want to play this map again!

   Synonyms:

   level, stage

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