diagrammatic

[dahy-uh-gruh-mat-ik]

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adjective

in the form of a diagram; graphic; outlined.
pertaining to diagrams.

Also di·a·gram·mat·i·cal.

Origin of diagrammatic

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

Related formsdi·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, adverbun·di·a·gram·mat·ic, adjectiveun·di·a·gram·mat·i·cal, adjectiveun·di·a·gram·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Related Words for diagrammatic

analytical, informative, illustrated, visual, photographic, vivid, descriptive, supplementary, interpretive, figurative, emblematic, revealing, pictorial, allegorical, critical, demonstrative, discursive, elucidative, enlightening, exegetic

Examples from the Web for diagrammatic

Historical Examples of diagrammatic

Rostafinski's figure 158 can only be regarded as ideal or diagrammatic.
The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio
A. P. Morgan
In Fig. 52 we have a diagrammatic view of an electric bell and current.
How it Works
Archibald Williams
The reader must remember that the valve shown in the section is only diagrammatic.
How it Works
Archibald Williams
All these agree in being satisfied with diagrammatic realism.
Evolution in Art
Alfred C. Haddon
A summary of this history in graphic and diagrammatic form is given in Fig. 7.
The Social Direction of Evolution
William E. Kellicott