'Diagram' definitions:
Definition of 'diagram'
From: WordNet
noun
A drawing intended to explain how something works; a drawing showing the relation between the parts
verb
Make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed [syn: diagram, plot]
Definition of 'Diagram'
From: GCIDE
- Diagram \Di"a*gram\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to mark out by lines; dia` through + ? to draw, write: cf. F. diagramme. See Graphic.]
- 1. (Geom.) A figure or drawing made to illustrate a statement, or facilitate a demonstration; a plan. [1913 Webster]
- 2. 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. [1913 Webster]
- Indicator diagram. (Steam Engine) See Indicator card, under indicator [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Diagram'
From: GCIDE
- Diagram \Di"a*gram\, v. t. To put into the form of a diagram. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'diagram'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alphabet,
- art,
- black and white,
- blueprint,
- brouillon,
- cartoon,
- catalog,
- catalogue raisonne,
- catch a likeness,
- chalk,
- character,
- charactering,
- characterization,
- characterize,
- charcoal,
- charcoal drawing,
- chart,
- chiaroscuro,
- choreography,
- color,
- conventional representation,
- copy,
- crayon,
- crosshatch,
- dance notation,
- dash off,
- daub,
- delineate,
- delineation,
- demonstration,
- depict,
- depiction,
- depictment,
- design,
- doodle,
- draft,
- drama,
- draw,
- drawing,
- ebauche,
- elevation,
- esquisse,
- exemplification,
- figuration,
- figure,
- graph,
- ground plan,
- hatch,
- hieroglyphic,
- hit off,
- house plan,
- ichnography,
- iconography,
- ideogram,
- illustration,
- imagery,
- imaging,
- lay off,
- lay out,
- letter,
- limn,
- limning,
- line drawing,
- logogram,
- logograph,
- map,
- map out,
- mark off,
- mark out,
- musical notation,
- notate,
- notation,
- outline,
- paint,
- paint a picture,
- pastel,
- pattern,
- pen-and-ink,
- pencil,
- pencil drawing,
- pictogram,
- picture,
- picturization,
- picturize,
- plan,
- plot,
- plot out,
- portraiture,
- portray,
- portrayal,
- prefigurement,
- presentment,
- print,
- printing,
- profile,
- projection,
- realization,
- register,
- render,
- rendering,
- rendition,
- represent,
- representation,
- rough,
- rough copy,
- rough draft,
- rough outline,
- rub,
- schema,
- schematize,
- scheme,
- score,
- scratch,
- script,
- scumble,
- set out,
- shade,
- silhouette,
- silver-print drawing,
- sinopia,
- skeleton,
- sketch,
- sketch out,
- stencil,
- study,
- syllabary,
- symbol,
- symbolize,
- tablature,
- table,
- table of contents,
- take a rubbing,
- tint,
- trace,
- trace out,
- trace over,
- tracing,
- vignette,
- working drawing,
- write,
- writing