diagram
Americannoun
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a figure, usually consisting of a line drawing, made to accompany and illustrate a geometrical theorem, mathematical demonstration, etc.
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a drawing or plan that outlines and explains the parts, operation, etc., of something.
a diagram of an engine.
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a chart, plan, or scheme.
verb (used with object)
noun
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a sketch, outline, or plan demonstrating the form or workings of something
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maths a pictorial representation of a quantity or of a relationship
a Venn diagram
verb
Other Word Forms
- diagrammable adjective
- diagrammatic adjective
- diagrammatically adverb
- misdiagrammed adjective
- undiagramed adjective
- undiagrammed adjective
Etymology
Origin of diagram
1610–20; < Latin diagramma < Greek: that which is marked out by lines. See dia-, -gram 1
Example Sentences
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Such spaces also enabled authors to create diagrams and maps in which clues could be hidden.
Alongside his own survey of Mont Blanc published in a monumental chromolithograph is his modest diagram of its underlying crystalline structure, as if it were a faceted gem.
But the truth is, I’m not great with diagrams and maps.
From Literature
“The river should flood no more than in the last two eruptions,” Mullineaux said, as he drew diagrams and explained the evidence they had found from the past.
From Literature
She ran her hand along a diagram gouged into the stone: a planet, bifurcated.
From Literature
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