chart

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /tʃɑrt/

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Noun

Singular chart

Plural charts

1. (countable) A chart is information that is organised in rows and columns or as a picture.

   In India as a whole the figure is about 40% (see chart).

   This week's bar chart shows the correct figures.

   You can write your weight in a diary or on a chart.

2. (countable) (often plural) A chart is a list of most popular songs, movies, etc. that is published regularly.

   This week, the newest Star Wars movie is topping the charts.

3. A map of seas or oceans.

• 
  a bar chart
• 
  an eye chart
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  a pie chart
• 
  a vowels chart
• 
  an ocean chart
• 
  a musical chart

Synonyms

• graph
• diagram
• table

Verb

Plain form chart

Third-person singular charts

Past tense charted

Past participle charted

Present participle charting

1. (transitive) If you chart something, you record it in a chart.
2. (intransitive) If something charts, it is on a list of most popular things.
3. (transitive) If you "chart a course" you find out how to get somewhere.