diagram
Use Diagram in a sentence
əˌgræm noun
1.
a figure, usually consisting of a line drawing, made to accompany and illustrate a geometrical theorem, mathematical demonstration, etc.
2.
a drawing or plan that outlines and explains the parts, operation, etc., of something: a diagram of an engine.
3.
a chart, plan, or scheme.
verb (used with object)
4.
to represent by a diagram; make a diagram of.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a sketch, outline, or plan demonstrating the form or workings of something |
| 2. | maths a pictorial representation of a quantity or of a relationship: a Venn diagram |
| —vb , -grams, -gramming, -grammed, -grams, -graming, -gramed | |
| 3. | to show in or as if in a diagram |
| [C17: from Latin diagramma, from Greek, from diagraphein, from graphein to write] | |
| diagrammatic | |
| —adj | |
| diagram'matically | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
diagram
1619, from Fr. diagramme, from L. diagramma, from Gk. diagramma (gen. diagrammatos) "that which is marked out by lines," from diagraphein "mark out by lines, delineate," from dia- "across, out" + graphein "write, mark, draw." The verb is 1840, from the noun.
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Example sentences
No photograph, diagram or drawing had surfaced that showed what was to happen.
The best way to understand this is to use a standard economic diagram of aggregate demand and supply.
Its akin to putting in the diagram a power source that is cold fusion.
For years, the human brain has been compared to a computer-but it is a computer without a wiring diagram.
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