graph
noun /ɡrɑːf/
/ɡræf/
- a diagram consisting of a line or lines, showing how two or more sets of numbers are related to each other
enlarge image- Plot a graph of height against age.
- The graph shows how house prices have risen since the 1980s.
Language Bank illustrateillustrateReferring to a chart, graph or table- This bar chart illustrates how many journeys people made on public transport over a three-month period.
- This table compares bus, train, and taxi use between April and June.
- The results are shown in the chart below.
- In this pie chart, the survey results are broken down by age.
- This pie chart breaks down the survey results by age.
- As can be seen from these results, younger people use buses more than older people.
- According to these figures, bus travel accounts for 60% of public transport use.
- From the data in the above graph, it is apparent that buses are the most widely used form of public transport.
Extra ExamplesTopics Maths and measurementa1- Results can be shown in numeric or graph form.
- She drew a graph showing the relationship between costs and sales.
- The figures are all plotted on a graph.
- The small squares on the graph paper are 1 mm wide.
- The statistics can be depicted as a graph.
- We can see on this graph how the company has grown over the last year.
- Draw a graph showing how wages increased in the 18th century.
- Plot the information on a graph.
- The graph shows how oil prices have risen since the start of the conflict.
- The vertical axis of the graph shows the percentage of species affected.
- You will need some graph paper.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bar
- line
- construct
- create
- draw
- …
- indicate something
- represent something
- show something
- …
- paper
- in a/the graph
- on a/the graph
Word Originlate 19th cent.: abbreviation of graphic formula.
