graph

[ graf, grahf ]

/ græf, grɑf /

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noun

a diagram representing a system of connections or interrelations among two or more things by a number of distinctive dots, lines, bars, etc.

Mathematics.

a series of points, discrete or continuous, as in forming a curve or surface, each of which represents a value of a given function.
Also called linear graph . a network of lines connecting points.

a written symbol for an idea, a sound, or a linguistic expression.

verb (used with object)

Mathematics. to draw (a curve) as representing a given function.

to represent by means of a graph.

Origin of graph

1875–80; short for graphic formula;see graphic

synonym study for graph

1. See map.

OTHER WORDS FROM graph

re·graph, verb (used with object)

Definition for graph (2 of 3)

graph-

variant of grapho- before a vowel: grapheme.

Definition for graph (3 of 3)

-graph

a combining form meaning “drawn,” “written” (lithograph; monograph); specialized in meaning to indicate the instrument rather than the written product of the instrument (telegraph; phonograph).

Origin of -graph

<Greek -graphos (something) drawn or written, one who draws or writes. See grapho-

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British Dictionary definitions for graph (1 of 2)

graph

/ (ɡrɑːf, ɡræf) /

noun

Also called: chart a drawing depicting the relation between certain sets of numbers or quantities by means of a series of dots, lines, etc, plotted with reference to a set of axesSee also bar graph

maths a drawing depicting a functional relation between two or three variables by means of a curve or surface containing only those points whose coordinates satisfy the relation

maths a structure represented by a diagram consisting of points (vertices) joined by lines (edges)

linguistics a symbol in a writing system not further subdivisible into other such symbols

verb

(tr) to draw or represent in a graph

Word Origin for graph

C19: short for graphic formula

British Dictionary definitions for graph (2 of 2)

-graph

n combining form

an instrument that writes or recordstelegraph

a writing, record, or drawingautograph; lithograph

Derived forms of -graph

-graphic or -graphical, adj combining form-graphically, adv combining form

Word Origin for -graph

via Latin from Greek -graphos, from graphein to write

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Medical definitions for graph

-graph

suff.

An instrument for writing, drawing, or recording:cardiograph.

Scientific definitions for graph

graph

[ grăf ]

A diagram showing the relationship of quantities, especially such a diagram in which lines, bars, or proportional areas represent how one quantity depends on or changes with another.

A curve or line showing a mathematical function or equation, typically drawn in a Cartesian coordinate system. The graph of the function y = x2 is a parabola.

单词	graph
释义	graph [ graf, grahf ] / græf, grɑf / SEE SYNONYMS FOR graph ON THESAURUS.COM noun a diagram representing a system of connections or interrelations among two or more things by a number of distinctive dots, lines, bars, etc. Mathematics. a series of points, discrete or continuous, as in forming a curve or surface, each of which represents a value of a given function. Also called linear graph . a network of lines connecting points. a written symbol for an idea, a sound, or a linguistic expression. verb (used with object) Mathematics. to draw (a curve) as representing a given function. to represent by means of a graph. Origin of graph 1875–80; short for graphic formula;see graphic synonym study for graph 1. See map. OTHER WORDS FROM graph re·graph, verb (used with object) Definition for graph (2 of 3) graph- variant of grapho- before a vowel: grapheme. Definition for graph (3 of 3) -graph a combining form meaning “drawn,” “written” (lithograph; monograph); specialized in meaning to indicate the instrument rather than the written product of the instrument (telegraph; phonograph). Origin of -graph <Greek -graphos (something) drawn or written, one who draws or writes. See grapho- Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for graph (1 of 2) graph / (ɡrɑːf, ɡræf) / noun Also called: chart a drawing depicting the relation between certain sets of numbers or quantities by means of a series of dots, lines, etc, plotted with reference to a set of axesSee also bar graph maths a drawing depicting a functional relation between two or three variables by means of a curve or surface containing only those points whose coordinates satisfy the relation maths a structure represented by a diagram consisting of points (vertices) joined by lines (edges) linguistics a symbol in a writing system not further subdivisible into other such symbols verb (tr) to draw or represent in a graph Word Origin for graph C19: short for graphic formula British Dictionary definitions for graph (2 of 2) -graph n combining form an instrument that writes or recordstelegraph a writing, record, or drawingautograph; lithograph Derived forms of -graph -graphic or -graphical, adj combining form-graphically, adv combining form Word Origin for -graph via Latin from Greek -graphos, from graphein to write Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to graph chart Medical definitions for graph -graph suff. An instrument for writing, drawing, or recording:cardiograph. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for graph graph [ grăf ] A diagram showing the relationship of quantities, especially such a diagram in which lines, bars, or proportional areas represent how one quantity depends on or changes with another. A curve or line showing a mathematical function or equation, typically drawn in a Cartesian coordinate system. The graph of the function y = x2 is a parabola. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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graph

noun

verb (used with object)

Origin of graph

synonym study for graph

OTHER WORDS FROM graph

Definition for graph (2 of 3)

Definition for graph (3 of 3)

Origin of -graph

British Dictionary definitions for graph (1 of 2)

noun

verb

Word Origin for graph

British Dictionary definitions for graph (2 of 2)

n combining form

Derived forms of -graph

Word Origin for -graph

Words related to graph

Medical definitions for graph

suff.

Scientific definitions for graph