单词 | nomogram |
释义 | nomogramn. A diagram representing a relationship between three or more variables by means of a number of straight or curved scales, so arranged that the value of one variable corresponding to given values of the others can be found by a simple geometrical construction (e.g. by means of one or more straight lines drawn to intersect the scales at the appropriate values). Also called alignment chart. Cf. abac n. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > graph or diagram > [noun] > diagram diagram1839 abac1890 histogram1891 alignment diagram1905 alignment chart1908 argand1908 nomogram1909 nomograph1909 histograph1915 Karnaugh map1958 Penrose diagram1973 1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. Nomogram, a graphic table for computation. 1910 Jrnl. Royal Artillery 36 460 Fig. 5 shows..the ‘nomogram’ constructed for the formula on this plan. [Note] Coining an equivalent to the French ‘nomogramme’. 1938 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 42 8 Nomograms for picking the best airscrew diameter. 1965 A. S. Levens Graphical Methods Res. ii. 39 There are two general types of nomograms: one recognized as a Cartesian coordinate chart (or concurrency chart) and the other as an alignment chart. 1991 Lancet 21 Dec. 1602/1 For routine resection, a nomogram provides gross correlations between ethanol concentration in exhaled air, serum sodium, and volume of irrigant absorbed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1909 |
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