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symbolizer

symbolizer

7.8
A style setting that tells a digital map how to draw features like roads and rivers
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : simbolizador
  • In the mapping software, each layer uses a different symbolizer to show points, lines, or polygons clearly.

Examples

  • They exported the style file so the same symbolizers could be reused across multiple projects.

  • The symbolizer defines how features appear on the map.

  • The cartographer adjusted the symbolizer to make rivers appear thicker and darker on the map.

  • Can you create a new symbolizer for this project?

  • The cartographer adjusted the symbolizer to make rivers appear thicker and darker on the map.

  • In the mapping software, each layer uses a different symbolizer to show points, lines, or polygons clearly.

  • They exported the style file so the same symbolizers could be reused across multiple projects.

Synonyms

visualizer
vssymbolizer
  • Specialized
1 5.2

A program that shows music or data as moving pictures

is a cartography style specification that defines map feature appearance and labels

Surface Forms

symbolizer singular
symbolizers plural

Morphology

symbolizer = symbolize (semi-transparent) = symbol + ize + er

Formally derived as 'symbolize' + '-er', but the GIS/software meaning 'a style specification or component' is a specialized technical sense not obvious to general learners.

Etymology

Symbolizer is built from symbol ('sign' or 'picture that stands for something') together with -ize ('make') and -er ('person or thing that does it'). So, in mapping and software, a symbolizer is the rule or tool that 'makes' the map's symbols look a certain way.