cartography

CEFRC1

/kɐː(ɹ)ˈtɔɡɹəfɪi̯/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The study and practice of making maps.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An illustrative discussion of a topic.

Examples

  • I'm studying cartography for the fantasy book I'm working on.

  • The cartography department is responsible for creating detailed maps of the region.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /kɐɹˈtɒɡɹəfi/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. The creation of charts and maps based on the layout of a territory's geography.

More examples

In context

  • In the early years of my psychedelic research, I sketched a vastly expanded cartography of the psyche that seems to meet this challenge.

  • The Dalit feminist standpoint, and more specifically the national Federation of Dalit Women, provide in very clear terms a cartography of governance that forces an official reckoning of a new way of seeing.

  • In short, the volume aims to provide the reader with the coordinates for current debates in global art and to develop a cartography of the various conceptual and methodological intersections that global art studies is addressing today.

Synonyms

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The study of map-making, known as blank, requires precise measurements and artistic skill.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From French cartographie, from carte (“map”) (ultimately from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “map”)) + -graphie (“-graphy”) (from γράφω (gráphō, “write”)); carto- (“map”) + -graphy.