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diagram

/ˈdaɪ.ə.ɡɹæm/

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What does diagram mean?

noun

  1. 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.
  2. A graph or chart.
  3. 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".
More meanings (3)

noun

  1. A crossword grid.

verb

  1. To represent or indicate something using a diagram.
  2. To schedule the operations of a locomotive or train according to a diagram.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈdaɪ.ə.ɡɹæm/

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Such a diagram recalled the complicated anatomical drawings which illustrate the system of arteries and veins in the human frame.
Robert Louis StevensonMemoir of Fleeming JenkinProject Gutenberg ebook #698
A diagram is inset giving a side view of the engine, in order to show the grouping of the cylinders.
Evelyn Charles Vivian; W. Lockwood (William Lockwood) MarshA History of AeronauticsProject Gutenberg ebook #874
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THE CONCAVED PLANE.--These considerations led to the adoption of the concaved plane formation, and for purposes of comparison the diagram, Fig.
James Slough ZerbeAeroplanesProject Gutenberg ebook #1445
This natural arrangement is shown, as far as is possible on paper, in the diagram, but in much too simple a manner.
Charles DarwinOn the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection Or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for LifeProject Gutenberg ebook #1228
In the position of the Diagram it is not easy to find a way of opening either file mentioned without elaborate preparation.
Edward LaskerChess and Checkers : the Way to MastershipProject Gutenberg ebook #4913