diagram
[ dahy-uh-gram ]
/ ˈdaɪ əˌgræm /
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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Origin of diagram
Related formsdi·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 Formsdiagrammatic (ˌdaɪəɡrəˈmætɪk), adjectivediagrammatically, adverb
Word Origin for diagram
C17: from Latin diagramma, from Greek, from diagraphein, from graphein to write
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Word Origin and History for diagram
diagram
1610s, from French diagramme, from Latin diagramma, from Greek diagramma "geometric figure, that which is marked out by lines," from diagraphein "mark out by lines, delineate," from dia- "across, out" (see dia-) + graphein "write, mark, draw" (see -graphy). The verb is 1840, from the noun.
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