chart

¹ American  

[chahrt] / tʃɑrt /

noun

1. a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.

2. a graphic representation, as by curves, of a dependent variable, as temperature, price, etc.; graph.

3. a map, especially a hydrographic or marine map.

4. an outline map showing special conditions or facts.

   a weather chart.

5. Astrology. horoscope.

6. Jazz. a musical arrangement.

7. the charts, ratings of the popularity of popular-music records, usually based on nationwide sales for a given week.

   Their album is number three on the charts this week.

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verb (used with object)

1. to make a chart of.

2. to plan.

   to chart a course of action.

   Synonyms:

   outline, draft

3. Informal. to rank in the charts.

   The new song gets charted number four this week.

idioms

1. off the charts, greatly exceeding the general level or average: Also off the chart

   Demand for the new phone is off the charts.

chart. ² American  

abbreviation

1. (in prescriptions) a paper.

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chart British  

/ tʃɑːt /

noun

1. a map designed to aid navigation by sea or air

2. an outline map, esp one on which weather information is plotted

3. a sheet giving graphical, tabular, or diagrammatical information

4. another name for graph

5. astrology another word for horoscope

6. informal the lists produced weekly from various sources of the bestselling pop singles and albums or the most popular videos

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verb

1. (tr) to make a chart of

2. (tr) to make a detailed plan of

3. (tr) to plot or outline the course of

4. (intr) (of a record or video) to appear in the charts (sense 6)

Related Words

See map.

Other Word Forms

• chartable adjective
• prechart verb (used with object)
• precharted adjective
• rechart verb (used with object)
• well-charted adjective

Etymology

Origin of chart¹

1565–75; from Middle French charte, from Latin c(h)arta; charta

Origin of chart.²

From the Latin word charta

Example Sentences

Notice how it performed poorly on the ratio chart against the international new issue ETF.

From Barron's

There’s a theory many chart watchers subscribe to about how the roles of technical support and resistance can reverse.

From MarketWatch

The profiles can't represent every Welsh voter, and charting what they see isn't a scientific exercise, but it will give us a glimpse into the types of content people are being shown.

From BBC

It's how we advance and develop new technologies, make new scientific discoveries that chart a better course for us going forward.

From Barron's

She’d complimented my first shaky stitch and made me feel like I did belong here, no matter how long it took me to get through the forest path or how many verb charts I needed.

From Literature

Related Words

• delineate
• devise
• lay out
• outline
• sketch