cartography

Meaning

1. (uncountable, usually) The creation of charts and maps based on the layout of a territory's geography.
2. (countable, figuratively, usually) An illustrative discussion of a topic.

Synonyms

mapmaking

mapping

drawing

sketching

topography

map making

chart

💹

mappery

draftsmanship

draughtsmanship

graphics

Translations

cartografía

cartographie

cartografia

Kartographie

χαρτογραφία

cartografia

cartografia

cartografie

Kartografie

haritacılık

kartografi

Kartenherstellung

Kartierung

علم رسم الخرائط

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɐː(ɹ)ˈtɔɡɹəfɪi̯/

Etymology

From French cartographie, from carte (“map”) (ultimately from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “map”)) + -graphie (“-graphy”) (from γράφω (gráphō, “write”)); carto- (“map”) + -graphy.