diagram

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[change] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈdaɪəgræm/

[change] Noun

Singular
diagram

Plural
diagrams

Example of a diagram to show how a machine is set up
  1. (countable) A diagram is a drawing, or sketch, to show how something, such as a machine, works.
    You can see from this diagram that the electric switch is very simple, in fact.
    Here is a diagram of some machines in a power plant.


[change] Verb

Plain form
diagram

Third-person singular
diagrams

Past tense
diagramed

Past participle
diagramed

Present participle
diagraming


Plain form
diagram

Third-person singular
diagrams

Past tense
diagrammed

Past participle
diagrammed

Present participle
diagramming

  1. (transitive) If you diagram something or someone, you show it using a diagram.
    They diagramed the building they were about to build.