diagram

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A simple drawing or plan that shows how something works or how its parts relate.

   Electrical diagrams show how the devices are connected.

2. 2
   noun

   A graph or chart used to present information clearly.

   The diagram shows how temperatures change over the year.

3. 3
   verb

   To show or explain something by drawing a diagram.

   The teacher diagrammed the water cycle on the board.

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- (dĭă-) Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek γρᾰ́μμᾰ (grắmmă) Ancient Greek διάγραμμα (diágramma)der. Italian diagrammader. French diagrammeder. English diagram From French diagramme, from Italian diagramma, from Ancient Greek διάγραμμα (diágramma).

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