diagram
pronunciation
How to pronounce diagram in British English:
UK [ˈdaɪəɡræm]
How to pronounce diagram in American English:
US [ˈdaɪəɡræm]
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- Noun:
- a drawing intended to explain how something works; a drawing showing the relation between the parts
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- Verb:
- make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows how things work or how they are constructed
Word Origin
- diagram (n.)
- 1610s, from French diagramme, from Latin diagramma, from Greek diagramma "geometric figure, that which is marked out by lines," from diagraphein "mark out by lines, delineate," from dia- "across, out" (see dia-) + graphein "write, mark, draw" (see -graphy). The verb is 1840, from the noun.
Example
- 1. Here is a diagram of a muscle .
- 2. This diagram explains how aquasar will work .
- 3. So , from the diagram , I get two giant right triangles .
- 4. Here is a diagram showing an analema .
- 5. Here is a force diagram for a car doing the same thing .