photomap

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noun

a map made by the superimposition of aerial photographs onto grid lines, contours and other normal map features

OriginEnglish map ← Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-) ← Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounphotomap (plural photomaps)

plural photomaps

  1. cartographya map made by the superimposition of aerial photographs onto grid lines, contours and other normal map features
verbphotomap (third-person singular simple present photomaps, present participle photomapping, simple past and past participle photomapped)

present singular third person photomaps · participle present photomapping · participle past photomapped · past photomapped

  1. cartographyto produce such a map (from a photograph or existing map)

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  6. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  7. Englishphoto-
  8. Englishmap
  9. Englishphotomap

From photo- + map.

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Translations

Irish fótailéarscáil, fótamapa
  • fótailéarscáila map made by the superimposition of aerial photographs onto grid lines, contours and other normal map features
  • fótamapaa map made by the superimposition of aerial photographs onto grid lines, contours and other normal map features
Cite this entry
APA

photomap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photomap

MLA

“photomap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photomap. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photomap,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photomap.

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