Meaning of CARTOGRAPHY
| Pronunciation: | | kâr'tâgrufee
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| | Definition: | | [n] the making of maps and charts |
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| | Synonyms: | | mapmaking |
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| | See Also: | | devising, fashioning, making | |
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| | Definition: | | \Car*tog"ra*phy\, n. [Cf. F. cartographie. See
{Card}, and {-graphy}.]
The art or business of forming charts or maps.
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| | Related Terms: | | aeronautical chart, altimetry, astronomical chart, atlas, azimuthal equidistant projection, azimuthal projection, bathymetry, biometrics, biometry, cadastration, cartographer, celestial chart, celestial globe, chart, chorographer, chorography, climatic chart, conic projection, contour line, contour map, craniometry, cylindrical projection, general reference map, geodesy, geodetic satellite, geodetics, geography, globe, gnomonic projection, goniometry, graphic scale, grid line, hachure, heliographic chart, hydrographic chart, hypsography, hypsometry, index, isoline, Lambert conformal projection, latitude, layer tint, legend, longitude, map, map maker, map projection, mapper, mensuration, Mercator projection, meridian, metrology, Miller projection, navigation, oceanography, orbiting geophysical observatory, parallel, photogrammetrist, photogrammetry, photomap, phototopography, physical map, planimetry, political map, polyconic projection, projection, psychometrics, psychometry, relief map, representative fraction, road map, scale, sinusoidal projection, special map, stereometry, surveying, terrain map, terrestrial globe, thematic map, topographer, topographic chart, topography, transportation map, weather chart, weather map |
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