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Webster 1913 Edition
Chart
Chart
(chärt; kärt Obs.)
, Noun.
1.
A sheet of paper, pasteboard, or the like, on which information is exhibited, esp. when the information is arranged in tabular form;
as, an historical
. chart
2.
A map; esp., a hydrographic or marine map; a map on which is projected a portion of water and the land which it surrounds, or by which it is surrounded, intended especially for the use of seamen;
as, the United States Coast Survey
. charts
; the English Admiralty charts
3.
A written deed; a charter.
Globular chart
, a chart constructed on a globular projection. See under
– Globular
. Heliographic chart
, a map of the sun with its spots.
– Mercator’s chart
, a chart constructed on the principle of Mercator's projection. See
– Projection
. Plane chart
, a representation of some part of the superficies of the globe, in which its spherical form is disregarded, the meridians being drawn parallel to each other, and the parallels of latitude at equal distances.
– Selenographic chart
, a map representing the surface of the moon.
– Topographic chart
, a minute delineation of a limited place or region.
Chart
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Charted
.] To lay down in a chart; to map; to delineate;
as, to
. chart
a coastWebster 1828 Edition
Chart
CHART
,Noun.
A plan chart is a representation of some part of the superficies of the globe, in which the meridians are supposed parallel to each other, the parallels of latitude at equal distances, and of course the degrees of latitude and longitude are every where equal to each other.
Mercators chart, is one on which the meridians are straight lines, parallel and equidistant; the parallels are straight lines and parallel to each other, but the distance between them increases from the equinoctial towards either pole, in the ratio of the secant of the latitude to the radius.
Globular chart, is a meridional projection in which the distance of the eye from the plane of the meridian, on which the projection is made, is supposed to be equal to the sine of the angle of forty-five degrees.
Selenographic charts, represent the spots and appearances of the moon.
Topographic charts, are draughts of particular places, or small parts of the earth.
Definition 2024
chart
chart
English
Noun
chart (plural charts)
- A map.
- A map illustrating the geography of a specific phenomenon.
- A navigator's map.
- A systematic non-narrative presentation of data.
- A tabular presentation of data; a table.
- 2012 March 1, Brian Hayes, “Pixels or Perish”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 106:
- 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.
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- A diagram.
- A graph.
- 2013 November 30, Paul Davis, “Letters: Say it as simply as possible”, in The Economist, volume 409, number 8864:
- 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?
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- A record of a patient's diagnosis, care instructions, and recent history.
- I snuck a look at his chart. It doesn't look good.
- A ranked listing of competitors, as of recorded music.
- They're at the top of the charts again this week.
- A tabular presentation of data; a table.
- A written deed; a charter.
- (topology) A subspace of a manifold used as part of an atlas
Derived terms
terms derived from chart (noun)
Translations
map — see map
non-narrative presentation of data
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table — see table
diagram — see diagram
graph — see graph
Verb
chart (third-person singular simple present charts, present participle charting, simple past and past participle charted)
- (transitive) To draw a chart or map of.
- (transitive) 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.
- (transitive) To record systematically.
- (intransitive, of a record or artist) To appear on a hit-recording chart.
- The song has charted for 15 weeks!
- The band first charted in 1994.
Derived terms
Translations
draw a chart or map
draw or figure out a route or plan
Related terms
Anagrams
Lower Sorbian
chart
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *xъrtъ, cognate with Polish chart, Czech chrt, Ukrainian хорт (xort), Serbo-Croatian hȑt.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [xart]
Noun
chart m
- greyhound (lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing)
Declension
Declension of chart
Hypernyms
- pjas m (“dog”)
Polish
chart
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *xъrtъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [xaɾt]
- Homophone: hart
Noun
chart m anim