diagram

[ dahy-uh-gram ]
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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.

  1. a chart, plan, or scheme.

verb (used with object),di·a·gramed or di·a·grammed, di·a·gram·ing or di·a·gram·ming.
  1. to represent by a diagram; make a diagram of.

Origin of diagram

1
1610–20; <Latin diagramma<Greek: that which is marked out by lines. See dia-, -gram1

Other words from diagram

  • di·a·gram·ma·ble, adjective
  • mis·di·a·grammed, adjective
  • un·di·a·gramed, adjective
  • un·di·a·grammed, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for diagram

diagram

/ (ˈdaɪəˌɡræm) /


noun
  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

verb-grams, -gramming or -grammed or US -grams, -graming or -gramed
  1. to show in or as if in a diagram

Origin of diagram

1
C17: from Latin diagramma, from Greek, from diagraphein, from graphein to write

Derived forms of diagram

  • diagrammatic (ˌdaɪəɡrəˈmætɪk), adjective
  • diagrammatically, adverb

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