map coordinates

US: /ˈmæp koʊˈɔrdənəts/

map coordinate

Definition

Definition of map coordinates - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun, plural

navigation

TECH.

numbers or symbols that show an exact position on a map

TECH.

Type the map coordinates into the GPS to find the campsite.
He double-checked the map coordinates before sending the rescue team.
The treasure hunt clues included map coordinates for each checkpoint.

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Expressions with map

map out

plan or arrange in detail

She mapped out her career path early in college.

mud map

roughly drawn map for quick reference

He sketched a mud map to the campsite.

map onto

correspond to or match with something

Each point on the graph maps onto a specific value.

off the map

adj.

not known or popular

The small village is off the map.

all over the map

adv.

in a disorganized or inconsistent manner

His thoughts were all over the map during the meeting.

on the map

adj.

recognized or acknowledged

Her discovery put her on the map in the scientific community.

Expressions with coordinates

rectangular coordinates

coordinates in a system with perpendicular axes

The point is located using rectangular coordinates.

cylindrical coordinates

way to locate points in 3D space

Cylindrical coordinates are used in calculus problems.

polar coordinates

method for locating points using length from origin and direction

Plot the curve using polar coordinates instead of x and y.

spherical coordinates

system of coordinates for defining positions in three-dimensional space

The position of the star was calculated using spherical coordinates..

Terms with map coordinates included in their meaning

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geolocate

GPS

use GPS to provide map coordinates

coordinate map

geography

map using coordinates for spatial representation

projection system

cartography

standard method for converting geographic coordinates to a flat map representation

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French:coordonnées cartographiques, ...
German:Kartenskoordinaten, ...
Italian:coordinate sulla mappa, ...
Spanish:coordenadas del mapa, ...
Portuguese:coordenadas de mapa, ...
Chinese:地图坐标, ...
Japanese:地図座標, ...
Arabic:إِحْدَاثِيَّات الْخَرِيطَة, ...
Hebrew:קוֹאוֹרְדִּינָטוֹת מַפָּה, ...
Russian:координаты на карте, ...
Ukrainian:координати на карті, ...
Hindi:मानचित्र निर्देशांक, ...
Bengali:মানচিত্রের স্থানাঙ্ক, ...
Catalan:coordenades del mapa, ...
Czech:souřadnice, ...
Danish:kortkoordinater, ...
Dutch:kaartcoördinaten, ...
Greek:συντεταγμένες χάρτη, ...
Hungarian:térképi koordináták, ...
Khmer:កូអរដោនេផែនទី, ...
Korean:지도 좌표, ...
Persian:مختصات نقشه, ...
Polish:współrzędne mapy, ...
Portuguese (BR):coordenadas do mapa, ...
Romanian:coordonate, ...
Swedish:kartkoordinater, ...
Thai:พิกัดแผนที่, ...
Turkish:harita koordinatları, ...
Vietnamese:tọa độ bản đồ, ...

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