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- [chahrt]
- /tʃɑrt/
- /tʃɑːt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [chahrt]
- /tʃɑrt/
Definitions of chart word
- countable noun chart A chart is a diagram, picture, or graph which is intended to make information easier to understand. 3
- countable noun chart A chart is a map of the sea or stars. 3
- verb chart If you chart an area of land, sea, or sky, or a feature in that area, you make a map of the area or show the feature in it. 3
- countable noun chart The charts are the official lists that show which CDs have sold the most copies each week. 3
- verb chart If you chart the development or progress of something, you observe it and record or show it. You can also say that a report or graph charts the development or progress of something. 3
- verb chart If a person or plan charts a course of action, they describe what should be done in order to achieve something or to make progress in the future. 3
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Origin of chart
First appearance:
before 1565 One of the 32% oldest English words
1565-75; < Middle French charte < Latin c(h)arta; see charta
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Parts of speech for Chart
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
chart popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
chart usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for chart
noun chart
- blueprint — A blueprint for something is a plan or set of proposals that shows how it is expected to work.
- graph — a diagram representing a system of connections or interrelations among two or more things by a number of distinctive dots, lines, bars, etc.
- sketch — a simply or hastily executed drawing or painting, especially a preliminary one, giving the essential features without the details.
- table — an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports: a kitchen table; an operating table; a pool table.
- plot — a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose: a plot to overthrow the government.
verb chart
- delineate — If you delineate something such as an idea or situation, you describe it or define it, often in a lot of detail.
- lay out — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- devise — If you devise a plan, system, or machine, you have the idea for it and design it.
- project — something that is contemplated, devised, or planned; plan; scheme.
- cast — The cast of a play or film is all the people who act in it.
Antonyms for chart
verb chart
- disorder — lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion: Your room is in utter disorder.
- disorganize — to destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or orderly connection of; throw into confusion or disorder.
- neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.