cartogram

car·to·gram

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kahr-tuh-gram]
- /ˈkɑr təˌgræm/
- /kˈɑːtəɡrˌam/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kahr-tuh-gram]
- /ˈkɑr təˌgræm/

Definitions of cartogram word

noun cartogram a map showing statistical information in diagrammatic form 3
noun cartogram a map giving statistical data by means of lines, dots, shaded areas, etc. 3
noun cartogram a diagrammatic presentation in highly abstracted or simplified form, commonly of statistical data, on a map base or distorted map base. 1
noun cartogram A map on which statistical information is shown in diagrammatic form. 1
noun cartogram (dated) Generally, a map used to indicate geographically-bound statistical information, typically region-by-region values of a given variable, for example by using different shadings for different ranges of values. 0
noun cartogram Specifically, a map-like graph where the relative areas of graph regions are proportional not to the relative areas of the land regions they represent, but rather to another quantitative variable, such as population or gross domestic product. 0

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Origin of cartogram

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

From the French word cartogramme, dating back to 1885-90. See carte, -o-, -gram1

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Parts of speech for Cartogram

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Cartogram

cartogram popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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