basemap

B3A1S1E1M3A1P3

noun

The map used as the basic map. Other data may be overlaid upon a basemap: for example, an aerial imagery basemap on which is overlaid property lines.

UncommonScrabble 13
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounbasemap (plural basemaps)

plural basemaps

  1. cartographyThe map used as the basic map. Other data may be overlaid upon a basemap: for example, an aerial imagery basemap on which is overlaid property lines.

Translations

Spanish mapa base
  • mapa basemap used as the base map
Vietnamese bản đồ cơ sở, bản đồ gốc
  • bản đồ cơ sởmap used as the base map
  • bản đồ gốcmap used as the base map
Cite this entry
APA

basemap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basemap

MLA

“basemap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basemap. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “basemap,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basemap.

Source: basemap on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.