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diagram

[ dahy-uh-gram ]
/ ˈdaɪ əˌgræm /
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noun

a figure, usually consisting of a line drawing, made to accompany and illustrate a geometrical theorem, mathematical demonstration, etc.
a drawing or plan that outlines and explains the parts, operation, etc., of something: a diagram of an engine.
a chart, plan, or scheme.

verb (used with object), di·a·gramed or di·a·grammed, di·a·gram·ing or di·a·gram·ming.

to represent by a diagram; make a diagram of.

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RELATED WORDS

blueprint, layout, outline, figure, chart, game, design, perspective, draft, representation, description

Nearby words

diagonal cloth, diagonal conjugate, diagonal matrix, diagonal process, diagonalize, diagram, diagrammatic, diagraph, diakinesis, dial, dial down

Origin of diagram

1610–20; < Latin diagramma < Greek: that which is marked out by lines. See dia-, -gram1

Related forms

di·a·gram·ma·ble, adjectivemis·di·a·grammed, adjectiveun·di·a·gramed, adjectiveun·di·a·grammed, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for diagram

diagram

/ (ˈdaɪəˌɡræm) /

noun

a sketch, outline, or plan demonstrating the form or workings of something
maths a pictorial representation of a quantity or of a relationshipa Venn diagram

verb -grams, -gramming or -grammed or US -grams, -graming or -gramed

to show in or as if in a diagram

Derived Forms

diagrammatic (ˌdaɪəɡrəˈmætɪk), adjectivediagrammatically, adverb

Word Origin for diagram

C17: from Latin diagramma, from Greek, from diagraphein, from graphein to write
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