diagram
A plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show the function or operation of something, or to show the relationships between the parts of a whole.
Example
“Electrical diagrams show device interconnections.”
Other meanings
A graph or chart.
A crossword grid.
A kind of
- drawing
Kinds of diagram
- block diagram
Word history
From Ancient Greek "διάγραμμα".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “diagram” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.