From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
map
n 1: a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or
part of it)
2: (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element
of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated
with an element of another set (the range of the function)
[syn: function, mathematical function, single-valued
function, map, mapping]
v 1: make a map of; show or establish the features of details
of; "map the surface of Venus"
2: explore or survey for the purpose of making a map; "We
haven't even begun to map the many galaxies that we know
exist"
3: locate within a specific region of a chromosome in relation
to known DNA or gene sequences; "map the genes"
4: plan, delineate, or arrange in detail; "map one's future"
[syn: map, map out]
5: depict as if on a map; "sorrow was mapped on the mother's
face"
6: to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)
[syn: map, represent]