chart
nounverbcommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//tʃɑːt//
- United States//t͡ʃɑɹt//
A map. A map illustrating the geography of a specific phenomenon.
noun
- 1
A map. A map illustrating the geography of a specific phenomenon.
- 2
A map. A navigator's map.
- 3
A systematic non-narrative presentation of data. A tabular presentation of data; a table.
- 4
A systematic non-narrative presentation of data. A diagram.
Drawings and pictures are more than mere ornaments in scientific discourse. Blackboard sketches, geological maps, diagrams of molecular structure, astronomical photographs, MRI images, the many varieties of statistical charts and graphs: These pictorial devices are indispensable tools for presenting evidence, for explaining a theory, for telling a story.
- 5
A systematic non-narrative presentation of data. A graph.
Congratulations on managing to use the phrase “preponderant criterion” in a chart (“On your marks”, November 9th). Was this the work of a kakorrhaphiophobic journalist set a challenge by his colleagues, or simply an example of glossolalia?
- 6
A systematic non-narrative presentation of data. A record of a patient's diagnosis, care instructions, and recent history.
I snuck a look at his chart. It doesn't look good.
- 7
A systematic non-narrative presentation of data. A ranked listing of competitors, as of recorded music.
They're at the top of the charts again this week.
- 8
A written deed; a charter.
- 9
Synonym of coordinate chart.
- 10
A predefined sequence of notes (i.e. inputs), typically timed to a song or excerpt thereof.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French charte (“card, map”), from Late Latin charta (“paper, card, map”), Latin charta (“papyrus, writing”), from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “papyrus, thin sheet”). Doublet of card and carte; related to charter.
verb
- 1
To draw a chart or map of.
chart the seas
- 2
To draw or figure out (a route or plan).
Let's chart how we're going to get from here to there.
We are on a course for disaster without having charted it.
The men in "Homo," (and even perhaps Haynes himself) are not looking for acceptance or validation, but a way to chart their own notions of self-determination in a world that makes little sense and offers even less comfort.
- 3
To record systematically.
- 4
To record systematically. To enter (medical information) into a medical record.
Did you chart the urine output yet?
- 5
To appear on a hit-recording chart.
The song has charted for 15 weeks!
The band first charted in 1994.
Forms
- plural
- charts
- past tense
- charted
- past participle
- charted
- present participle
- charting
- third person singular
- charts
chart · A map. A map illustrating the geography of a specific phenomenon.
charter · A document issued by some authority, creating a public or…Charter · A surname.chase · The act of one who chases another; a pursuit.