diagram

di·a·gram  (d-grm)

n.

1. A plan, sketch, drawing, or outline designed to demonstrate or explain how something works or to clarify the relationship between the parts of a whole.

2. Mathematics A graphic representation of an algebraic or geometric relationship.

3. A chart or graph.

tr.v. di·a·grammed or di·a·gramed, di·a·gram·ming or di·a·gram·ing, di·a·grams

To indicate or represent by or as if by a diagram.

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[Latin diagramma, figure, from Greek, a figure worked out by lines, plan, from diagraphein, to mark out, delineate : dia-, dia- + graphein, to write; see gerbh- in Indo-European roots.]

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dia·gramma·ble adj.

dia·gram·matic (-gr-mtk), dia·gram·mati·cal adj.

dia·gram·mati·cal·ly adv.

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diagram

Noun

a sketch or plan showing the form or workings of something [Greek diagraphein to mark out]

diagrammatic adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	diagram - a drawing intended to explain how something works; a drawing showing the relation between the parts block diagram - a diagram showing the interconnections between the components of system (especially an electronic system) drawing - a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines; "drawings of abstract forms"; "he did complicated pen-and-ink drawings like medieval miniatures" horoscope - a diagram of the positions of the planets and signs of the zodiac at a particular time and place schematic, schematic drawing - diagram of an electrical or mechanical system Venn diagram, Venn's diagram - a diagram that uses circles to represent mathematical or logical sets pictorially inside a rectangle (the universal set); elements that are common to more than one set are represented by intersections of the circles zodiac - (astrology) a circular diagram representing the 12 zodiacal constellations and showing their signs
Verb	1.	diagram - make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed plot draw - represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse" graph - plot upon a graph

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diagram

noun plan, figure, drawing, chart, outline, representation, sketch, layout, graph

Translations

diagram [ˈdaɪəgræm] n → diagrama m; esquema m

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diagram [ˈdaɪəgræm] n → diagramme m, schéma m

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diagram [ˈdaɪəgræm] n → Diagramm nt, Schaubild nt

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diagram [ˈdaɪəgræm] n → diagramma m