graph

a combining form meaning “drawn,” “written” (lithograph; monograph ); specialized in meaning to indicate the instrument rather than the written product of the instrument (telegraph; phonograph ).

Origin:
< Greek -graphos (something) drawn or written, one who draws or writes. See grapho-

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graph (ɡrɑːf, ɡræf)

—n
1.	See also bar graph Also called: chart a drawing depicting the relation between certain sets of numbers or quantities by means of a series of dots, lines, etc, plotted with reference to a set of axes
2.	maths a drawing depicting a functional relation between two or three variables by means of a curve or surface containing only those points whose coordinates satisfy the relation
3.	maths a structure represented by a diagram consisting of points (vertices) joined by lines (edges)
4.	linguistics a symbol in a writing system not further subdivisible into other such symbols

—vb
5.	(tr) to draw or represent in a graph

[C19: short for graphic formula]

-graph

—*n combining form*
1.	an instrument that writes or records: telegraph
2.	a writing, record, or drawing: autograph; lithograph

[via Latin from Greek -graphos, from graphein to write]

-graphic

—*adj combining form*

-graphical

—*adj combining form*

-graphically

—*adv combining form*

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Word Origin & History

graph

1878, shortening of graphic formula (see graphic). The verb is from 1898.

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Medical Dictionary

-graph suff.
An instrument for writing, drawing, or recording: cardiograph.

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Science Dictionary

graph

(grāf) Pronunciation Key

A diagram showing the relationship of quantities, especially such a diagram in which lines, bars, or proportional areas represent how one quantity depends on or changes with another.
A curve or line showing a mathematical function or equation, typically drawn in a Cartesian coordinate system. The graph of the function y = x² is a parabola.

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Computing Dictionary

graph definition

1. A collection of nodes and edges.
See also connected graph, degree, directed graph, Moore bound, regular graph, tree.
2. A visual representation of algebraic equations or data.
(1996-09-22)