pho|to|map

pho|to|map
pho|to|map «FOH toh MAP», noun, verb, -mapped, -map|ping.
–n.
1. a map made from an aerial photograph or photographs, now usually one in which a number of photographs made from a given altitude are matched and given, by means of an overlay, such conventional characteristics of a map as a grid and lines of contour: »

a photomap of Tokyo.

2. a star map prepared by means of a phototelescope: »

When the atlas is completed…it will include 1,758…“photomaps” (London Times).

–v.t.
to prepare a photomap or photomaps of: »

to photomap the skies by using a telescopic camera. The project…may lead to photomapping of nearly every square inch of land in the Western hemisphere (Science News Letter).


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