block diagram
a chart or diagram using labeled blocks connected by straight lines to represent the relationship of parts or phases, as the steps in a data-processing application.: Compare flow chart (def. 2).
Geology. a perspective representation of the geology of an area showing surface contours and generally including two vertical cross sections.
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How to use block diagram in a sentence
The arrival of each new visitor caused changes in the block diagram.
The Fourth R | George Oliver SmithA block diagram of the Columbia system is given in Figure 5.
On-Line Data-Acquisition Systems in Nuclear Physics, 1969 | H. W. Fulbright et al.It bears somewhat the same relation to the facts of human geography that a block diagram does to physiography.
The Andes of Southern Peru | Isaiah Bowman
British Dictionary definitions for block diagram
a diagram showing the interconnections between the parts of an industrial process
a three-dimensional drawing representing a block of the earth's crust, showing geological structure
computing a diagram showing the interconnections between electronic components or parts of a program
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