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.

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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Examples from the Web for diagram

There are indications of this early on, particularly in a scene in which Selina tries to teach Pervus to diagram sentences.
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But nobody can look at that diagram and think about anything other than an impressively sized phallus.
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Deep in the shadows they aimed a pinpoint flashlight at a diagram drawn from a recent satellite image.
The Night the SEALS Captured the Butcher of Fallujah|Patrick Robinson|November 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I ask Lynch to draw a diagram to show the before and after of TM.
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So the diagram had a Seinfeldian twist: it was about nothing.
Bibi's Illusion Of Alarm|Ali Gharib|September 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The cane, K K, is fastened by thread as in the diagram; the thread can pass through a hole in the cork.
Toy-Making in School and Home|Ruby Kathleen Polkinghorne and Mabel Irene Rutherford Polkinghorne
The knees should be extended to the sides, as shown in the diagram.
The Art of Stage Dancing|Ned Wayburn
"One other thing, sir," said Engineer Wyman, pointing to the diagram of the ship which hung on the wall.
The Star Lord|Boyd Ellanby
The diagram passed from hand to hand during cocktail time, before dinner.
Naudsonce|H. Beam Piper
I here append a diagram of the cards as laid out in this mode of divination.
The Illustrated Key to the Tarot|L. W. de Laurence

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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