map
1. map \'map\ n [NL mappa, fr. L, napkin, towel] 1a: a representation usu. on a flat surface of the whole or a part of an ar ea 1b: a representation of the celestial sphere or part of it 2: something that represents with a clarity suggestive of a map 2. map vt or mapped; or map.ping 1a: to make a map of 1b: to delineate as if on a map 1d: to assign to every element of (a mathematical set) an element of the s ame or another set 2: to plan in detail {~ out a program} - map.per n