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diagrammatic

[ dahy-uh-gruh-mat-ik ]

/ ˌdaɪ ə grəˈmæt ɪk /

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adjective

in the form of a diagram; graphic; outlined.

pertaining to diagrams.

Words nearby diagrammatic

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

Also di·a·gram·mat·i·cal.

Origin of diagrammatic

1850–55; diagram + -atic as in problem, problematic

OTHER WORDS FROM diagrammatic

di·a·gram·mat·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·di·a·gram·mat·ic, adjectivenon·di·a·gram·mat·i·cal, adjectivenon·di·a·gram·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb

un·di·a·gram·mat·ic, adjectiveun·di·a·gram·mat·i·cal, adjectiveun·di·a·gram·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for diagrammatic

The reader must remember that the valve shown in the section is only diagrammatic.
How it Works|Archibald Williams
Diagrammatic longitudinal sections of Bombinator igneus in its early stages (founded upon Gtte's observations).
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume IV (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour
In the diagrammatic vertical section of such a machine (fig. 2) FF is a figure disk with a conical wheel A on its axis.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4|Various
Rostafinski's figure 158 can only be regarded as ideal or diagrammatic.
The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio|A. P. Morgan

A diagrammatic representation of the structure of the embryo at this stage is given in fig. 163.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour

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