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mapwise

mapwise adverb: in terms of a map.

Adverb

mapwise (not comparable)

  1. In terms of a map.
    • He placed his fingertip where he had left off and began to focus again. So far the spiral had only moved a few inches beyond the borders of Novanna City mapwise.John Durbin Jr, Naomi (page 300)
  2. In the manner of a map.
    • The countryside unfolded mapwise beneath us.

Origin of mapwise

From map + -wise.

Questions about mapwise

What does mapwise mean?
Mapwise means in terms of a map.
What part of speech is mapwise?
Mapwise is an adverb.

Words near mapwise in the dictionary

  1. Maputo
  2. mapvertising
  3. MAPW
  4. mapwing
  5. mapwings
  6. mapwise
  7. mapwork
  8. MAQ
  9. maqaam
  10. maqaamat
  11. maqaams

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