NYT Dictionary

PHOTOMAP

NounVerbPHO-to-mappho-to-map · 3 syllablesAdvanced/Professional

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024

Meaning

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

Etymology

Origin: Ancient Greek

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English map English photomap From photo- + map.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

atlasbeefcakecartographychartchorographyfilmglobehachureindexlatitude

NYT Puzzle Appearances

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