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nom⋅o⋅gram

[nom-uh-gram, noh-muh-]
–noun
1. a graph, usually containing three parallel scales graduated for different variables so that when a straight line connects values of any two, the related value may be read directly from the third at the point intersected by the line.
2. any similar graph used to show the relation between quantities, values, numbers, and so on.
Also called nom⋅o⋅graph [nom-uh-graf, -grahf, noh-muh-] , alignment chart.


Origin:
1905–10; nomo- + -gram 1
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Main Entry: no·mo·gram
Pronunciation: 'näm-&-"gram, 'nO-m&-
Function: noun
: a graphic representation that consists of severallines marked off to scale and arranged in such a way that by using a straightedge to connect known values on two lines an unknown value can be read at the point of intersection with another line
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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