diagram

[dahy-uh-gram]

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)

diagramed, diagrammed, diagraming, diagramming. 

1. to represent by a diagram; make a diagram of.

diagram

/ ˌdaɪəɡrəˈmætɪk, 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

1. to show in or as if in a diagram

Other Word Forms

• diagrammatic adjective
• diagrammatically adverb
• diagrammable adjective
• misdiagrammed adjective
• undiagramed adjective
• undiagrammed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of diagram¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of diagram¹

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

Example Sentences

“If there’s a Venn diagram, there’s a place in this Venn diagram where every artist overlaps in terms of their interest,” said Pobocha.

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For anyone who has followed Armisen’s unconventional road to comedy, “100 Sound Effects” almost comes across like a Venn diagram of his varied interests.

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One of the more eye-catching diagrams in Universal's planning documents shows a train line stretching from mainland Europe all the way to Bedford.

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Even a film like “Black Swan,” which lives at the center of the Venn diagram between madness and camp, doesn’t go down easily.

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Other times, for the players who preferred to see plays spelled out with Xs and O’s, he’d diagram it on paper.

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