Dictionary.com
definitions

pie chart

SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR pie chart ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a graphic representation of quantitative information by means of a circle divided into sectors, in which the relative sizes of the areas (or central angles) of the sectors correspond to the relative sizes or proportions of the quantities.

RELATED CONTENT

What Does 🥧 Pie Emoji Mean?The pie emoji depicts either a slice of pie or a round pie in a dish, showing a golden crust and sometimes wisps of rising steam. Mmmmm. Pie.
READ MORE
Where Did The Word “Pizza” Come From, Anyway?Who was the first to say (and eat) pizza?
READ MORE

RELATED WORDS

histogram

Nearby words

  1. pidgin sign english,
  2. pidginize,
  3. pidyon haben,
  4. pie,
  5. pie cart,
  6. pie in the sky,
  7. pie-dog,
  8. pie-eyed,
  9. pie-faced,
  10. piebald

Origin of pie chart

First recorded in 1920–25
Also called circle graph, pie graph.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
British Dictionary definitions for pie chart

pie chart

noun

a circular graph divided into sectors proportional to the magnitudes of the quantities represented
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012