mapmaking, cartography
(noun) the making of maps and charts
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cartography (usually uncountable, plural cartographies)
(uncountable) The creation of charts and maps based on the layout of a territory's geography. [from 19th c.]
(countable, figuratively) An illustrative discussion of a topic. [from 20th c.]
• cartology
Source: Wiktionary
Car*tog"ra*phy, n. Etym: [Cf. F. cartographie. See Card, and - graphy.]
Definition: The act business of forming chart's or maps.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 February 2025
(noun) (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun)
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
