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 • Jan. 12, 2024

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 • Jan. 23, 2023

They should use the bar graph if knowing the exact numbers of students and the relative sizes of each category at each school are important points to be made.

From Textbooks • Mar. 27, 2020

In a bar graph, the length of the bar for each category represents the number or percent of individuals in each category.

From Textbooks • Mar. 27, 2020

She leafed through the report, looking at the pie chart for “The Varieties of Citrus Grown in Tangerine County” and the bar graph for “The Decline of Citrus Acreage in Tangerine County.”

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor