nomogram

[ nom-uh-gram, noh-muh- ]

/ ˈnɒm əˌgræm, ˈnoʊ mə- /

noun

a graph, usually containing three parallel scales graduated for different variables so that when a straight line connects values of any two, the related value may be read directly from the third at the point intersected by the line.

any similar graph used to show the relation between quantities, values, numbers, and so on.

Nearby words

nominee, nomism, nomo-, nomocanon, nomocracy, nomogram, nomograph, nomographic, nomography, nomological, nomology

Origin of nomogram

First recorded in 1905–10; nomo- + -gram¹

Also called nom·o·graph

[nom-uh-graf, -grahf, noh-muh-] /ˈnɒm əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf, ˈnoʊ mə-/, alignment chart.

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British Dictionary definitions for nomograph

nomogram

nomograph

/ (ˈnɒməˌɡræm, ˈnəʊmə-) /

noun

an arrangement of two linear or logarithmic scales such that an intersecting straight line enables an intermediate values or values on a third scale to be read off

any graphic representation of numerical relationships

Word Origin for nomogram

C20: from Greek nomos law + -gram, on the model of French nomogramme

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Medicine definitions for nomograph

nomograph

[ nŏm′ə-grăf′, nō′mə- ]

n.

A graph consisting of three coplanar curves, each curve graduated for a different variable so that a straight line cutting all three curves intersects the related values of each variable.

Related formsnom′o•graph′ic adj.no•mog′ra•phy (nō-mŏg′rə-fē) n.