The Clue
It works according to scale (3 letter answer)
The Answer
MAP
Tags
Notes
The answer MAP is seen frequently, appearing about once every 100 puzzles.
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Cartogram
Chart
Diagram
Kisser
Plan
Atlas page
Avis offering
Cartographer's concern
Cartographer's drawing
Cartographic creation
Explorer's aid
General's pinup
Latitude/longitude shower
Legend locale?
Mercator item
Mercatorial device
Navigator's need
Plan (out)
Plan, with "out"
Plat, e.g.
Plot out
Prospector's aid
Tourist's aid
Tourist's guide
Tourist's help
Tourist's need
Tourist's purchase
Traveler's check?
Traveler's guide
Traveler's reference
Travelogue prop
World view
"The Amazing Race" prop
Glove compartment item
It shows the way
Item in an airline magazine
___ out (plan in detail)
Treasure hunter's aid
Word with weather or world
Aid in getting back on track
Back-of-airline magazine feature
It may have a projection
Definition
MAP as a noun:
1. a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)
2. (mapping, map, correspondence) = a function such that for every element of one set there is a unique element of another set
MAP as a verb:
1. make a map of; show or establish the features of details of; "map the surface of Venus"
2. explore or survey for the purpose of making a map; "We haven't even begun to map the many galaxies that we know exist"
3. locate within a specific region of a chromosome in relation to known DNA or gene sequences; "map the genes"
4. (map, map out) = plan, delineate, or arrange in detail; "map one's future"
5. depict as if on a map; "sorrow was mapped on the mother's face"
6. (map, represent) = to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)