Definition of block diagram in US English:
block diagram
nounbläk ˈdīəˌɡramblɑk ˈdaɪəˌɡræm
A diagram showing in schematic form the general arrangement of the parts or components of a complex system or process, such as an industrial apparatus or an electronic circuit.
Example sentencesExamples
- Figure 18 shows task priority in a control system block diagram.
- His presentations using block diagrams and drawings were profound influences that are with us still.
- After all, when you want a computer to do something for you, you punch it in through the keyboard, rather than re-designing the microprocessor from a block diagram.
- Figure 3 presents the block diagram of the MAP processor.
- We could include some schematics and block diagrams and lots of beauty shots of the cell phones and PDAs and other products we enable but don't make.