Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for line graph. Search instead for pie+graph.

line graph

American  
[lahyn graf] / ˈlaɪn ˈgræf /

noun

plural

line graphs

  1. a graph that shows the relationship between variables as a line.

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The line graph of U.S. stock-market performance resembles a mountain that would be hard to hike up.

From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026

“There he is,” Roman says, pointing to a line graph on his phone that looks like a cliff.

From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2023

It's true human brains are by far the most Gordian when it comes to the knots in our skulls, but evolution doesn't work like a line graph.

From Salon • Feb. 8, 2023

Excitement and funding for the quantum industry has been building he said, pointing to a rising slope on a line graph.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 4, 2022

Find the slope of the line shown in the line graph.

From Textbooks • Dec. 1, 2021

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.