The cartography department is responsible for creating detailed maps of the region.
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Cartography
/kɐː(ɹ)ˈtɔɡɹəfɪi̯/
Synonyms for "cartography" (103 found)
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Noun(5 words)
aeronautical chartaltimetryastronomical chartatlasazimuthal equidistant projectionazimuthal projectionbathymetrybiometricsbiometrycadastrationcartographercelestial chartcelestial globechartchorographer
Adjective(1 words)
cartographic map
Strong matches (31)
chorographyclimatic chartconic projectioncontour linecontour mapcraniometrycylindrical projectiongeneral reference mapgeodesygeodetic satellitegeodeticsgeographyglobegnomonic projectiongoniometrygraphic scalegrid linehachureheliographic charthydrographic chart
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Noun(5 words)
computer cartographydigital mappingearth's surface topographygis cartographyhistorical map studies
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layer tintlegendlongitudemapmap makermap projectionmappermensurationmercator projectionmeridianmetrologymiller projectionnavigationoceanographyorbiting geophysical observatoryparallelphotogrammetristphotogrammetryphotomapphototopography
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physical mapplanimetrypolitical mappolyconic projectionprojectionpsychometricspsychometryrelief maprepresentative fractionroad mapscalesinusoidal projectionspecial mapstereometrysurveyingterrain mapterrestrial globethematic maptopographertopographic charttopographytransportation mapweather chartweather map
Noun(7 words)
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13 entries3D mappingancient atlasescadastral mappingdigital cartographyinteractive mappingmappa mundimedieval mapsmobile mappingnautical chartingportolan chartsthematic mappingtopographic mappingweb mapping
Collocations
6 entriesdigital cartographyhistorical cartographymodern cartographynautical chartingthematic mappingtopographic mapping
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I'm studying cartography for the fantasy book I'm working on.
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Many people used to be mapmakers in the wonderful art of cartography. They made maps on wood and hide and paper and stone. They painted or drew. They used charcoal or carved with knives; embellishing and decorating sea monsters and far-off places where people roamed.
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Cartography is another word for mapmaking.
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