cartography
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- noun
- /kɑːrˈtɑːɡrəfi/
- Specialized
:
cartografía
- The conference on cartography attracted experts who discussed the latest mapping technologies.
- the history of cartography
- modern cartography
- the science of cartography
Examples
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The web of connections is our cartography for a sustainable future.
Academic text (2001) -
The concept of scale in celestial cartography is slightly different from the classical linear scales used for cartographic resources.
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Maps continued to be a major form of visual analysis, and the Cartography Department was constantly busy.
Academic text (2004) -
Many of these methods may be found in specialized books about classical and modern cartography.
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Two of them are similar to those used in terrestrial cartography: projection and scale.
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"Silko's map disrupts traditional cartography that would work to divide the land and people based on political borders."
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I majored in cartography.
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My airship will revolutionize the fields of meteorology and cartography.
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The study of cartography helps us understand how to create detailed maps for travelers.
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In my geography class, I learned that cartography is an important skill for representing land features.
Synonyms
How Technical
Surface Forms
Morphology
cartography = carto + graphy
The word uses classical combining forms, so an average learner is unlikely to derive 'the science or practice of making maps and charts' from the parts alone.
Etymology
Cartography comes from two parts: carto-, from a word for 'paper' or 'map', like the English chart, and -graphy, meaning 'writing' or 'drawing', as in photography. So cartography is literally 'map writing' and means the making and drawing of maps.