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# mapping

«mapping» in Mova's school dictionary: **The making of maps of an area** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (mapping, mappings); verb form (present participle of map)

### meaning for a pupil

1) The making of maps of an area. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mapping/#m1)

2) (maths) A rule that links each item in one set to an item in another set, like a function. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mapping/#m2)

3) A plan or diagram that shows how things are connected: a mind mapping activity. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mapping/#m3)

4) (verb form) -ing form of «map»: we are mapping the playground. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mapping/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In geography lessons pupils do mapping of the school grounds. In maths a mapping diagram shows arrows from inputs to outputs (for example each number to its double). In everyday life apps use mapping to show routes. Phrases: mind mapping, mapping out (planning), map out a route.

### examples

- Our class is mapping the school playground. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mapping/#x1)
- Satellites help with mapping the Earth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mapping/#x2)
- In maths we drew a mapping diagram from x to 2x. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mapping/#x3)
- The mapping shows that 3 goes to 6 and 4 goes to 8. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mapping/#x4)
- Mind mapping helps me plan my stories. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mapping/#x5)
- They are mapping out the route for the charity walk. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mapping/#x6)
- Phone apps use mapping to show where you are. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mapping/#x7)
- Scientists are mapping the ocean floor. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mapping/#x8)

### note

«Mapping» comes from the verb «map» with a doubled p: map, mapped, mapping. In maths, a mapping that gives each input exactly one output is a function. «Map out» = plan carefully.

### In the corpora

- [Great Britain's national mapping agency, Ordnance Survey, began in 1791 and makes detailed maps at scales of 1:25,000 and 1:50,000.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/geography/1-maps-and-scale/8/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «mapping» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mapping/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.