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- [dahy-uh-gram]
- /ˈdaɪ əˌgræm/
- /ˈdaɪəɡræm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dahy-uh-gram]
- /ˈdaɪ əˌgræm/
Definitions of diagram word
- countable noun diagram A diagram is a simple drawing which consists mainly of lines and is used, for example, to explain how a machine works. 3
- verb diagram To diagram something means to draw a diagram of it or to explain it using a diagram. 3
- noun diagram a sketch, outline, or plan demonstrating the form or workings of something 3
- noun diagram a pictorial representation of a quantity or of a relationship 3
- verb diagram to show in or as if in a diagram 3
- noun diagram a geometric figure, used to illustrate a mathematical statement, proof, etc. 3
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Origin of diagram
First appearance:
before 1610 One of the 40% oldest English words
1610-20; < Latin diagramma < Greek: that which is marked out by lines. See dia-, -gram1
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Parts of speech for Diagram
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adjective
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
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diagram popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% 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".
diagram usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for diagram
noun diagram
- blueprint — A blueprint for something is a plan or set of proposals that shows how it is expected to work.
- layout — an arrangement or plan: We objected to the layout of the house.
- outline — the line by which a figure or object is defined or bounded; contour.
- figure — a numerical symbol, especially an Arabic numeral.
- chart — A chart is a diagram, picture, or graph which is intended to make information easier to understand.
verb diagram
- skeletonize — to reduce to a skeleton, outline, or framework.
- map — Walter, c1140–1209? Welsh ecclesiastic, poet, and satirist.
- mapping — function
- sketch — a simply or hastily executed drawing or painting, especially a preliminary one, giving the essential features without the details.
- diagramming — a figure, usually consisting of a line drawing, made to accompany and illustrate a geometrical theorem, mathematical demonstration, etc.
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