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di·a·gram I. \ˈdīəˌgram, -raa(ə)m\ noun (-s) Etymology: Greek diagramma, from diagraphein to mark out by lines, from dia- + graphein to write — more at carve 1. : a line drawing made for mathematical or scientific purposes : a mechanical drawing or geometrical figure 2. : a graphic design that explains rather than represents : a drawing that shows arrangement and relations (as of parts to a whole, relative values, origins and development, chronological fluctuations, distribution) : chart, graph < a diagram of the nervous system > — see block diagram II. transitive verb (diagramed or diagrammed ; diagramed or diagrammed ; diagraming or diagramming ; diagrams) : to represent by or put into the form of a diagram < he diagrammed his route on the tablecloth — Willa Cather > |