Diagram — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a drawing intended to explain how something works; a drawing showing the relation between the parts

make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈuːnlaɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈaɪəɡɹˌam/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈaɪəɡɹˌam/

2 syllables Say it as /dˈuːnlaɪk/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

plot

Parts of Speech

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

Word Forms

diagrammatic	adjective	shown or represented by diagrams
diagrammatical	adjective	shown or represented by diagrams
diagram	verb	make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed
diagramming	noun	providing a chart or outline of a system
diagram	noun	a drawing intended to explain how something works; a drawing showing the relation between the parts
plotter	noun	a clerk who marks data on a chart

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Diagramm

eine Zeichnung, die erklären soll, wie etwas funktioniert; eine Zeichnung, die die Beziehung zwischen den Teilen zeigt

🇫🇷French

diagramme

un dessin destiné à expliquer le fonctionnement de quelque chose ; un dessin montrant la relation entre les pièces

🇪🇸Spanish

diagrama

un dibujo destinado a explicar cómo funciona algo; un dibujo que muestra la relación entre las partes

🇮🇹Italian

diagramma

un disegno inteso a spiegare come funziona qualcosa; un disegno che mostra la relazione tra le parti

🇵🇹Portuguese

diagrama

um desenho que pretende explicar como algo funciona; um desenho mostrando a relação entre as partes

🇷🇺Russian

диаграмма

рисунок, призванный объяснить, как что-то работает; рисунок, показывающий взаимосвязь между частями

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आरेख

कोई चीज़ कैसे काम करती है, यह समझाने के उद्देश्य से बनाया गया एक चित्र; भागों के बीच संबंध दर्शाने वाला एक चित्र

🇧🇩Bengali

চিত্র

কোন কিছু কিভাবে কাজ করে তা ব্যাখ্যা করার উদ্দেশ্যে একটি অঙ্কন; একটি অঙ্কন অংশগুলির মধ্যে সম্পর্ক দেখাচ্ছে

🇮🇳Tamil

வரைபடம்

ஏதோ ஒன்று எவ்வாறு செயல்படுகிறது என்பதை விளக்கும் நோக்கில் ஒரு வரைபடம்; பகுதிகளுக்கு இடையிலான தொடர்பைக் காட்டும் ஒரு வரைபடம்

🇮🇳Telugu

రేఖాచిత్రం

ఏదైనా ఎలా పని చేస్తుందో వివరించడానికి ఉద్దేశించిన డ్రాయింగ్; భాగాల మధ్య సంబంధాన్ని చూపే డ్రాయింగ్

🇮🇳Marathi

आकृती

काहीतरी कसे कार्य करते हे स्पष्ट करण्याच्या उद्देशाने रेखाचित्र; भागांमधील संबंध दर्शविणारे रेखाचित्र

🇮🇳Gujarati

રેખાકૃતિ

કંઈક કેવી રીતે કાર્ય કરે છે તે સમજાવવા માટે બનાવાયેલ ચિત્ર; ભાગો વચ્ચેનો સંબંધ દર્શાવતું ચિત્ર

🇮🇳Kannada

ರೇಖಾಚಿತ್ರ

ಏನಾದರೂ ಹೇಗೆ ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆ ಎಂಬುದನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸಲು ಉದ್ದೇಶಿಸಿರುವ ರೇಖಾಚಿತ್ರ; ಭಾಗಗಳ ನಡುವಿನ ಸಂಬಂಧವನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸುವ ರೇಖಾಚಿತ್ರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഡയഗ്രം

എന്തെങ്കിലും എങ്ങനെ പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്നുവെന്ന് വിശദീകരിക്കാൻ ഉദ്ദേശിച്ചുള്ള ഒരു ഡ്രോയിംഗ്; ഭാഗങ്ങൾ തമ്മിലുള്ള ബന്ധം കാണിക്കുന്ന ഒരു ഡ്രോയിംഗ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚਿੱਤਰ

ਇੱਕ ਡਰਾਇੰਗ ਜਿਸਦਾ ਉਦੇਸ਼ ਇਹ ਦੱਸਣਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਕੋਈ ਚੀਜ਼ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ; ਇੱਕ ਡਰਾਇੰਗ ਜੋ ਹਿੱਸਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਸਬੰਧ ਨੂੰ ਦਰਸਾਉਂਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

خاکہ

ایک ڈرائنگ جس کا مقصد یہ بتانا ہے کہ کوئی چیز کیسے کام کرتی ہے۔ ایک ڈرائنگ جو حصوں کے درمیان تعلق کو ظاہر کرتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

图表

旨在解释某物如何工作的绘图；显示各部分之间关系的图

🇯🇵Japanese

図

何かがどのように機能するかを説明することを目的とした図。部品間の関係を示す図

🇰🇷Korean

도표

어떤 것이 어떻게 작동하는지 설명하기 위한 그림; 부품 간의 관계를 보여주는 그림

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sơ đồ

một bản vẽ nhằm giải thích cách thức hoạt động của một cái gì đó; hình vẽ thể hiện mối quan hệ giữa các bộ phận

🇹🇭Thai

แผนภาพ

ภาพวาดที่มีจุดประสงค์เพื่ออธิบายการทำงานของบางสิ่ง ภาพวาดแสดงความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างส่วนต่างๆ

🇵🇭Filipino

dayagram

isang guhit na nilayon upang ipaliwanag kung paano gumagana ang isang bagay; isang guhit na nagpapakita ng kaugnayan sa pagitan ng mga bahagi

🇲🇾Malay

gambar rajah

lukisan bertujuan untuk menerangkan bagaimana sesuatu berfungsi; lukisan yang menunjukkan perkaitan antara bahagian

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رسم بياني

رسم يهدف إلى شرح كيفية عمل شيء ما؛ رسم يوضح العلاقة بين الأجزاء

🇮🇷Persian

نمودار

نقاشی با هدف توضیح نحوه کار یک چیز؛ نقشه ای که رابطه بین قطعات را نشان می دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

diyagram

bir şeyin nasıl çalıştığını açıklamayı amaçlayan bir çizim; parçalar arasındaki ilişkiyi gösteren bir çizim

🇮🇱Hebrew

תַרשִׁים

ציור שנועד להסביר איך משהו עובד; ציור המראה את היחס בין החלקים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'diagram'?

The primary meaning of 'diagram' is 'a drawing intended to explain how something works; a drawing showing the relation between the parts'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'diagram' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'diagram' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'diagram' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'diagram' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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