chart
♦ chart /tʃ'ɑːrt/ (charts charting charted)
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A chart is a diagram, picture, or graph which is intended to make information easier to understand.
Male unemployment was 14.2%, compared with 5.8% for women (see chart on next page)...
The chart below shows our top 10 choices.
see also bar chart, flow chart,
= diagram
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A chart is a map of the sea or stars.
...charts of Greek waters.
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If you chart an area of land, sea, or sky, or a feature in that area, you make a map of the area or show the feature in it.
Ptolemy charted more than 1000 stars in 48 constellations...
These seas have been well charted.
= map
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The charts are the official lists that show which CDs have sold the most copies each week.
This album confirmed The Orb's status as national stars, going straight to Number One in the charts...
They topped both the US singles and album charts at the same time.
= hit parade
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If you chart the development or progress of something, you observe it and record or show it. You can also say that a report or graph charts the development or progress of something.
Bulletin boards charted each executive's progress.
= recordbar chart (bar charts)
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A bar chart is a graph which uses parallel rectangular shapes to represent changes in the size, value, or rate of something or to compare the amount of something relating to a number of different countries or groups. (mainly BRIT; in AM, use bar graph)flip chart (flip charts)
also flipchart
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A flip chart is a stand with large sheets of paper which is used when presenting information at a meeting.flow chart (flow charts)
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A flow chart or a flow diagram is a diagram which represents the sequence of actions in a particular process or activity.pie chart (pie charts)
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A pie chart is a circle divided into sections to show the relative proportions of a set of things.
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A chart is a diagram, picture, or graph which is intended to make information easier to understand.
Male unemployment was 14.2%, compared with 5.8% for women (see chart on next page)...
The chart below shows our top 10 choices.
see also bar chart, flow chart,
= diagram
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A chart is a map of the sea or stars.
...charts of Greek waters.
3 [VERB] V n, V n
If you chart an area of land, sea, or sky, or a feature in that area, you make a map of the area or show the feature in it.
Ptolemy charted more than 1000 stars in 48 constellations...
These seas have been well charted.
= map
4 [N-COUNT] usu pl
The charts are the official lists that show which CDs have sold the most copies each week.
This album confirmed The Orb's status as national stars, going straight to Number One in the charts...
They topped both the US singles and album charts at the same time.
= hit parade
5 [VERB] V n
If you chart the development or progress of something, you observe it and record or show it. You can also say that a report or graph charts the development or progress of something.
Bulletin boards charted each executive's progress.
= recordbar chart (bar charts)
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A bar chart is a graph which uses parallel rectangular shapes to represent changes in the size, value, or rate of something or to compare the amount of something relating to a number of different countries or groups. (mainly BRIT; in AM, use bar graph)flip chart (flip charts)
also flipchart
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A flip chart is a stand with large sheets of paper which is used when presenting information at a meeting.flow chart (flow charts)
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A flow chart or a flow diagram is a diagram which represents the sequence of actions in a particular process or activity.pie chart (pie charts)
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A pie chart is a circle divided into sections to show the relative proportions of a set of things.