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mapping

[map-ing] / ˈmæp ɪŋ /
NOUN
measuring
Synonyms
STRONG
aligning averaging calculating calibrating checking gauging grading leveling rhyming scaling surveying
NOUN
outlining
Synonyms
STRONG
aligning banding bounding charting circumscribing delimiting delineating depicting designing diagramming drafting drawing girdling planning plotting projecting tracing
WEAK
drawing up

Example Sentences

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Lewis and Clark’s expedition to the Pacific was aimed at mapping trade routes, but its heroic ambition redefined the identity of a young nation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

The team says this is the first time sonar mapping and satellite imagery have been brought together in this way to examine Lough Neagh and "attempt to quantify the range of potential impacts".

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Projection mapping allowed festivalgoers to see their own faces on the visor’s display.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

This boost in sensitivity could improve the detection of low abundance crosslinked peptides, which are valuable for mapping the structures of large protein complexes.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026

They were geologists who specialized in mapping previous eruptions.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone