# Sketch vs. Map

## Difference Between Sketch and Map

#### Sketchverb

(ambitransitive) To make a brief, basic drawing.

I usually sketch with a pen rather than a pencil.

#### Mapnoun

A visual representation of an area, whether real or imaginary.

#### Sketchverb

(transitive) To describe briefly and with very few details.

He sketched the accident, sticking to the facts as they had happened.

#### Mapnoun

A graphical representation of the relationships between objects, components or themes.

#### Sketchnoun

A rapidly executed freehand drawing that is not intended as a finished work, often consisting of a multitude of overlapping lines.

#### Mapnoun

(mathematics) A function.

Let $f$ be a map from $\mathbb\left\{R\right\}$ to $\mathbb\left\{R\right\}$

#### Sketchnoun

A rough design, plan, or draft, as a rough draft of a book.

#### Mapnoun

The butterfly Araschnia levana.

#### Sketchnoun

A brief description of a person or account of an incident; a general presentation or outline.

The face.

#### Sketchnoun

A brief, light, or unfinished dramatic, musical, or literary work or idea; especially a short, often humorous or satirical scene or play, frequently as part of a revue or variety show, a skit

#### Mapnoun

A predefined and confined imaginary area where a game session takes place.

I don't want to play this map again!

#### Sketchnoun

a brief musical composition or theme, especially for the piano

#### Mapverb

To create a visual representation of a territory, etc. via cartography.

#### Sketchnoun

a brief, light, or informal literary composition, such as an essay or short story.

#### Mapverb

To inform someone of a particular idea.

#### Sketchnoun

(informal) An amusing person.

#### Mapverb

To act as a function on something, taking it to something else.

$f$ maps $A$ to $B$, mapping every $a\in A$ to $f\left(a\right)\in B$.

#### Sketchnoun

A lookout; vigilant watch for something.

to keep sketch

#### Mapnoun

a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)

#### Sketchnoun

(UK) A humorous newspaper article summarizing political events, making heavy use of metaphor, paraphrase and caricature.

#### Mapnoun

a function such that for every element of one set there is a unique element of another set

#### Sketchnoun

(math) A category together with a set of limit cones and a set of colimit cones.

#### Mapverb

make a map of; show or establish the features of details of;

map the surface of Venus

#### Mapverb

explore or survey for the purpose of making a map;

We haven't even begun to map the many galaxies that we know exist

#### Sketchnoun

preliminary drawing for later elaboration;

he made several studies before starting to paint

#### Mapverb

locate within a specific region of a chromosome in relation to known DNA or gene sequences;

map the genes

#### Sketchnoun

a brief literary description

#### Mapverb

plan, delineate, or arrange in detail;

map one's future

#### Sketchnoun

short descriptive summary (of events)

#### Mapverb

depict as if on a map;

sorrow was mapped on the mother's face

#### Sketchnoun

a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine

#### Mapverb

to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)

#### Sketchverb

make a sketch of;

sketch the building

#### Sketchverb

describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of;

sketch the outline of the bookoutline his ideas