chart
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
a graphic representation, as by curves, of a dependent variable, as temperature, price, etc.; graph.
a map, especially a hydrographic or marine map.
an outline map showing special conditions or facts: a weather chart.
Astrology. horoscope (def. 1).
Jazz. a musical arrangement.
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.
to make a chart of.
to plan: to chart a course of action.
Informal. to rank in the charts: The new song gets charted number four this week.
Idioms about chart
off the charts, greatly exceeding the general level or average: Demand for the new phone is off the charts.: Also off the chart .
Origin of chart
1synonym study For chart
Other words for chart
| 9 | draft, outline, draw up |
Other words from chart
- chart·a·ble, adjective
- pre·chart, verb (used with object)
- pre·chart·ed, adjective
- re·chart, verb (used with object)
- well-charted, adjective
Words that may be confused with chart
- charted , chartered
Other definitions for chart. (2 of 2)
(in prescriptions) a paper.
Origin of chart.
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How to use chart in a sentence
As the charts below show, in states with mandates where cases surged in the spring, more people now wear masks.
As a string player, I wasn’t able to learn from a whole lot of charts.
Marshall Allen is 96 years old and still leading one of the most visionary jazz groups of all time | Shannon Effinger | October 30, 2020 | Washington PostAlthough, as you can see in the chart below, Democrats have an advantage in terms of voter enthusiasm this year.
Americans Say They’re Fired Up To Vote — Especially Democrats | Dhrumil Mehta (dhrumil.mehta@fivethirtyeight.com) | October 30, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightAs the chart below shows, young people are more likely to report that they or members of their household have experienced hurdles to voting — even though most have had far fewer elections to vote in.
Why Younger Americans Don’t Vote More Often (*No, It’s Not Apathy) | Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux (Amelia.Thomson-DeVeaux@abc.com) | October 30, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightI just did a Google Trends search for "loss of taste" and I gasped at the chart shape.
Can Google searches predict where coronavirus cases will soon emerge? | Philip Bump | October 29, 2020 | Washington Post
Do we have a form of consciousness—a way of knowing—that has yet to be charted?
Knocking on Heaven's Door: True Stories of Unexplained, Uncanny Experiences at the Hour of Death | Patricia Pearson | August 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn Western Europe, the ADL charted anti-Semitism at 24 percent and in Eastern Europe at 34 percent.
Climate warming can be charted as a long-term rising trend with variation.
Who Will Save the Wolverine? Not the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Doug Peacock | July 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTaylor also said the contrarian nature of the study will likely bring added attention to a field still very much being charted.
Playing Violent Video Games Makes You a Better Person, Study Says | Kevin Zawacki | July 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNow in his 80s, Blankenship claims to have charted out tunnels, corridors, and large, unnatural underground caverns.
Treasure Hunt to Discover Oak Island’s Mysterious Booty | Nina Strochlic | February 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWe sailed over the charted position of land east of Wilkes's Cape Carr in clear weather.
The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas MawsonIt was a business without precedents, a sea that had never been charted, this work of the Relief Commission.
Heroes of To-Day | Mary R. ParkmanIt was plain that the coast line was charted accurately 12 so as to show the precise location of the inlets.
The Pirate of Panama | William MacLeod RaineThe mighty Doraine was not alone; she sailed a sea whose every foot was charted, whose every depth was sounded.
West Wind Drift | George Barr McCutcheonNo charted coast, no lights but love-light, an that most always turns out to be a will-o-the-wisp, that piles ye up on the rocks.
Cursed | George Allan England
British Dictionary definitions for chart
/ (tʃɑːt) /
a map designed to aid navigation by sea or air
an outline map, esp one on which weather information is plotted
a sheet giving graphical, tabular, or diagrammatical information
another name for graph (def. 1)
astrology another word for horoscope (def. 3)
the charts informal the lists produced weekly from various sources of the bestselling pop singles and albums or the most popular videos
(tr) to make a chart of
(tr) to make a detailed plan of
(tr) to plot or outline the course of
(intr) (of a record or video) to appear in the charts (sense 6)
Origin of chart
1Derived forms of chart
- chartable, adjective
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