histogram
noun /ˈhɪstəɡræm/
/ˈhɪstəɡræm/
(specialist)- a diagram that uses rectangles (= bars) of different heights (and sometimes different widths) to show different amounts, so that they can be compared
- The histogram shows the distances between early settlements.
- This information is presented as a histogram.
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from Greek histos ‘mast, web’ + -gram (see gram).