diagram
/ˈdaɪ.ə.ɡɹæm/ noun, verb
Forms diagrams diagramming diagraming diagrammed diagramed diagramme
- noun A plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show the function or operation of something, or to show the relationships between the parts of a whole. “Electrical diagrams show device interconnections.”
- noun A graph or chart.
- noun (category theory) A functor from an index category to another category. The objects and morphisms of the index category need not have any internal substance, but rather merely outline the connective structure of at least some part of the diagram's codomain. If the index category is J and the codomain is C, then the diagram is said to be "of type J in C".
- noun (crosswording) A crossword grid.
- verb (transitive) To represent or indicate something using a diagram.
- verb (UK) To schedule the operations of a locomotive or train according to a diagram.
Synonyms
schematic scheme schema chart design map graph graphic plan plot
Etymology
From French diagramme, from Italian diagramma, from Ancient Greek διάγραμμα (diágramma).
Webster’s 1913
- noun A figure or drawing made to illustrate a statement, or facilitate a demonstration; a plan.
- noun Any simple drawing made for mathematical or scientific purposes, or to assist a verbal explanation which refers to it; a mechanical drawing, as distinguished from an artistical one. Indicator diagram.
- verb To put into the form of a diagram.
Etymology [Gr. diagramme. See Graphic.]
Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “diagram”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details