Associations to the word «Cartography»

Wiktionary

CARTOGRAPHY, noun. (uncountable) The creation of charts and maps based on the layout of a territory's geography. [from 19th c.]
CARTOGRAPHY, noun. (countable) (figuratively) An illustrative discussion of a topic. [from 20th c.]

Dictionary definition

CARTOGRAPHY, noun. The making of maps and charts.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats