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di·a·gram
I. \ˈdīəˌgram, -raa(ə)m\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Greek diagramma, from diagraphein to mark out by lines, from dia- + graphein to write — more at carve
1. : a line drawing made for mathematical or scientific purposes : a mechanical drawing or geometrical figure
2. : a graphic design that explains rather than represents : a drawing that shows arrangement and relations (as of parts to a whole, relative values, origins and development, chronological fluctuations, distribution) : chart, graph
< a diagram of the nervous system >
— see block diagram
II. transitive verb
(diagramed or diagrammed ; diagramed or diagrammed ; diagraming or diagramming ; diagrams)
: to represent by or put into the form of a diagram
< he diagrammed his route on the tablecloth — Willa Cather > |