mappable

mappable

English

Etymology

    From map + -able.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈmæpəbəl/

    Adjective

    mappable (comparative more mappable, superlative most mappable)

    1. Able to be represented by a map.
      Satellite imagery has made many inaccessible areas much more mappable.
    2. Able to be associated with something else by means of a mapping.
      Computers on the Internet are mappable to IP addresses.
      • 1988 April 16, Christopher Ree, “International Conference Ponders Homosexuality”, in Gay Community News, page 6:
        This analysis suggests that the concept of homosexuality — indeed the whole notion of sexual orientation — is specific to our time and place and cannot be assumed to be mappable onto other cultures.

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