cartography
pronunciation
How to pronounce cartography in British English:
UK [kɑːˈtɒɡrəfi]
How to pronounce cartography in American English:
US [kɑːrˈtɑːɡrəfi]
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- Noun:
- the making of maps and charts
Word Origin
- cartography (n.)
- 1843, from French cartographie, from Medieval Latin carta (see card (n.)) + French -graphie, from Greek -graphein "to write, to draw" (see -graphy). Related: Cartographer; cartographic.
Example
- 1. Cartography can be an incredible form of escapism , as maps act as proxies for experiences .
- 2. With the renaissance , as a modern novelist , federico andahazi , puts it , " the cartography of heaven changes as well as that of earth and that of the body . "
- 3. The idea behind the chemical cartography project , as it 's called , is that chemical terrorist attacks can be detected before they happen .
- 4. And the complexity and shifting nuances of life are far more easily navigated with the three-dimensional psychic cartography generously provided by writers who have thought about this stuff before you .
- 5. The five most recent winners were all maps designed by large , well-known institutions : national geographic ( three times ) , the central intelligence agency cartography center , and the u.s. census bureau .