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di·a·gram
 diagram
- pronunciation:
- daI
graem
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word History, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a drawing, plan, or chart that makes clear the parts or workings of something.
The manual includes several diagrams of the car's engine and other parts.- synonyms:
- design, schema
- similar words:
- blueprint, chart, draft, drawing, graph, map, plan, sketch
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| definition 2: |
a graph, chart, or the like.
This diagram shows the population growth in major cities over the last five decades.- synonyms:
- chart, schema
- similar words:
- blueprint, design, graph, map, table
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| definition 3: |
a drawn representation of a geometric or algebraic relationship.
- synonyms:
- graph, schema
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| related words: |
layout |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
diagramed, diagraming, diagrammed, diagramming, diagrams |
| definition: |
to make a diagram of; render in a diagram.
He diagramed the steps in building a bench.- synonyms:
- chart
- similar words:
- design, draw, graph, map, plot, sketch
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| derivation: |
diagrammable (adj.) |
Diagram comes from an ancient Greek word that means "something marked out by lines."
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