cartography
/kɑːˈtɒɡrəfi/noun
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the art or activity of drawing or making maps
मानचित्रण, नक्शा बनाने की कला
- Satellite images have transformed modern cartography.
- Cartography has changed since paper maps gave way to digital ones.
- Early cartography was often based on the stories of sailors.
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- He studied cartography before he began to work with a survey team.
- Modern cartography uses satellites and computers.
◇Word family
cartographer nouncartographic adj.
?Which word?
Keep the -graphy set: calligraphy (beautiful writing), choreography (dance), lexicography (dictionaries), photography, geography.
-graphy वाला समूह याद रखिए: calligraphy (सुंदर लिखावट), choreography (नृत्य), lexicography (शब्दकोश), photography, geography।
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The art of map-making; the person is a cartographer.
'नक्शे बनाने की कला' के लिए यह शब्द आता है; ऐसा करने वाला cartographer कहलाता है।