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kartoitus — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cartography noun The creation of charts and maps based on the layout of a territory's geography.
  • mapping noun The activity of creating maps.
  • survey noun A set of questions used to gather information or opinions from a group of people.

Senses

kartoitus is used for these senses in English:

  • cartography (countable, figuratively) An illustrative discussion of a topic. [from 20th c.]
  • mapping The process of making maps.
  • survey The operation of finding the contour, dimensions, position, or other particulars of any part of the Earth's surface.

cartography — full definition

  1. noun The creation of charts and maps based on the layout of a territory's geography.
  2. noun An illustrative discussion of a topic.

mapping — full definition

  1. noun The activity of creating maps.
  2. noun (genetics) The process of determining the location of genes on a chromosome.
  3. noun (computing) A correspondence that links each item of one data set to a matching item in another.

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