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10 Language-to-English DictionariesKartierung
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kaʁˈtiːʁʊŋ
"Die Kartierung des Gebiets dauerte mehrere Monate."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The creation or drawing of a map for an area, or the process of representing spatial information and relationships visually.
"Satellite mapping has greatly improved our understanding of remote geographical regions." - 2
In mathematics and computing, a correspondence or operation that assigns elements of one set to elements of another set.
"The database uses a complex mapping to link user profiles with their transaction histories."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'map', originating in the 16th century from the medieval Latin phrase 'mappa mundi' (sheet of the world), where 'mappa' meant napkin or cloth. The gerundial form 'mapping' evolved to describe the act of creating maps, and later expanded in mathematics, computer science, and geography to denote a correspondence between sets or spatial data visualization.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mapping" is said worldwide
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cartographie
Transliteration: kaʁ.tɔ.ɡʁa.fi
"La cartographie numérique est essentielle pour la navigation moderne."
Kartierung
Transliteration: kaʁˈtiːʁʊŋ
"Die Kartierung des Gebiets dauerte mehrere Monate."
mappatura
Transliteration: map.paˈtu.ra
"La mappatura del genoma umano ha rivoluzionato la medicina."
mapeo
Transliteration: maˈpe.o
"El mapeo de la zona se realizó con drones."
mapeamento
Transliteration: ma.pe.aˈmẽ.tu
"O mapeamento geológico revelou novos depósitos minerais."
मानap-चित्रण
Transliteration: manchitran
Script: मानचित्रण
"इस क्षेत्र का मानचित्रण बहुत सटीक था।"
测绘
Transliteration: cèhuì
"卫星测绘技术已经非常成熟。"
매핑
Transliteration: maeping
"데이터 매핑 작업이 완료되었습니다."
マッピング
Transliteration: mappingu
"脳の活動のマッピングが行われている。"
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