bar graph

American  

noun

1. a graph using parallel bars of varying lengths, as to illustrate comparative costs, exports, birth-rates, etc.

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bar graph British  

noun

1. Also called: bar chart.   bar diagram.  a graph consisting of vertical or horizontal bars whose lengths are proportional to amounts or quantities

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Etymology

Origin of bar graph

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

When a reporter asked Newsom about Proposition 47, he turned to the screen onstage beside him and began playing an animated bar graph outlining states’ thresholds for felony theft.

From Los Angeles Times

She soon generated a color-coded bar graph showing men at all career levels ahead of women in lab space per capita.

From Science Magazine

Hoping to generate an explanation, the Grosecloses had included in their email a bar graph of Jack’s sleep cycle and a photo of him.

From New York Times

I think about the bar graph whenever I surf at Marconi, bobbing among seals in a wet suit that renders me indistinct from those glossy marine mammals.

From New York Times

I’m seeing evidence in the record that there’s a survey of developers — I’m going to share the results of this bar graph that was presented to me.

From The Verge