cartographic

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UK/ˌkɑː.təʊˈɡɹæf.ɪk/US/ˌkɑɹ.təˈɡɹæf.ɪk/

adjective

Of or pertaining to the making of maps.

Less commonScrabble 22

Meanings

adjectivecartographic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to the making of maps.

    This is important to the ends of tangible geography, as well in the construction and arrangement of tables, as in every description of cartographic composition.

    1831, Norton Shaw et al., The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society
    1 more example

    However, both of these examples assume that no three dimensional data is available in the initial digital cartographic data or other data sets that precede the immediate operation.

    1993, Harlow C Landphair, Terry Larsen, Evaluation and Development of Visualization Technology for Highway Transportation

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof or relating to the making of maps or charts

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Catalan cartogràfic
  • cartogràficof or pertaining to the making of maps
Czech kartografický
  • kartografickýof or pertaining to the making of maps
Danish kartografisk
  • kartografiskof or pertaining to the making of maps
Dutch cartografisch
  • cartografischof or pertaining to the making of maps
Esperanto kartografia
  • kartografiaof or pertaining to the making of maps
Estonian kartograafiline
  • kartograafilineof or pertaining to the making of maps
Finnish kartografinen
  • kartografinenof or pertaining to the making of maps
French cartographique
  • cartographiqueof or pertaining to the making of maps
German kartographisch, kartografisch
  • kartographischof or pertaining to the making of maps
  • kartografischof or pertaining to the making of maps
Indonesian kartografis
  • kartografisof or pertaining to the making of maps
Italian cartografico
  • cartograficoof or pertaining to the making of maps
Latvian kartogrāfisks
  • kartogrāfisksof or pertaining to the making of maps
Norwegian kartografisk
  • kartografiskof or pertaining to the making of maps
Polish kartograficzny
  • kartograficznyof or pertaining to the making of maps
Portuguese cartográfico
  • cartográficoof or pertaining to the making of maps
Russian картографи́ческий
  • картографи́ческий (kartografíčeskij)of or pertaining to the making of maps
Spanish cartográfico
  • cartográficoof or pertaining to the making of maps
Swedish kartografisk
  • kartografiskof or pertaining to the making of maps
Ukrainian картографі́чний
  • картографі́чний (kartohrafíčnyj)of or pertaining to the making of maps

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

cartographic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cartographic

MLA

“cartographic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cartographic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cartographic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cartographic.

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