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diagram

[dahy-uh-gram]

noun

  1. a figure, usually consisting of a line drawing, made to accompany and illustrate a geometrical theorem, mathematical demonstration, etc.

  2. a drawing or plan that outlines and explains the parts, operation, etc., of something.

    a diagram of an engine.

  3. a chart, plan, or scheme.



verb (used with object)

diagramed, diagrammed, diagraming, diagramming. 
  1. to represent by a diagram; make a diagram of.

diagram

/ ˌdaɪəɡrəˈmætɪk, ˈdaɪəˌɡræm /

noun

  1. a sketch, outline, or plan demonstrating the form or workings of something

  2. maths a pictorial representation of a quantity or of a relationship

    a Venn diagram

“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

verb

  1. to show in or as if in a diagram

“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
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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • diagrammable adjective
  • misdiagrammed adjective
  • undiagramed adjective
  • undiagrammed adjective
  • diagrammatic adjective
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of diagram1

1610–20; < Latin diagramma < Greek: that which is marked out by lines. See dia-, -gram 1
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of diagram1

C17: from Latin diagramma, from Greek, from diagraphein, from graphein to write
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On the upside, kids no longer have to spend hours of their wild and precious lives diagramming sentences.

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He writes his great-grandfather's "technical diagrams of ramps and pulleys suggest that he was also a trained engineer who couldn't resist a project".

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There’s no official diagram, so a metaphor may have to do.

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The book usually includes maps or diagrams of each hole on the course, but Rotella said it also included notes of their chats.

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“The Venn diagram of what we were looking for and who exists was literally Ron Howard,†Rogen says.

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