diagram

/'daiəgræm/

Thân thiện

A student draws a diagram of a plant cell on the whiteboard.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • A drawing, chart, or plan that explains or shows the parts of something, how something works, or the relationship between different things. It is a simplified visual representation.

2. Verb:

   • To represent something in the form of a diagram; to create a schematic or explanatory drawing.

Usage

• As a Noun: Used to refer to the visual explanation itself. It is often a component of instructions, textbooks, or presentations.
• As a Verb: Used to describe the action of creating such a drawing. It often implies a process of analysis and simplification.

Examples

• Noun:

  • The biology textbook includes a diagram of the human heart.
  • Please study the diagram that shows how the engine functions.
  • The architect drew a detailed diagram of the building's floor plan.

• Verb:

  • The engineer will diagram the new electrical circuit.
  • Can you diagram the process for the team?
  • She diagrammed the sentence to understand its grammatical structure.

Advanced Usage

• "to diagram out": To plan or explain something by creating a diagram.
  • Let's diagram out the project timeline to identify potential delays.

Variants and Related Words

• Diagrammatic (adj): Of or relating to diagrams; shown in the form of a diagram.
  • A diagrammatic representation of the data.
• Diagrammatically (adv): In a diagrammatic way.
  • The relationship is shown diagrammatically.

Synonyms

• Chart (n): A sheet of information in the form of a table, graph, or diagram.
• Blueprint (n): A detailed plan or design, often technical.
• Schema (n): A representation of a plan or theory in the form of an outline or model.
• Graph (n): A diagram showing the relation between variable quantities.
• Map out (v): To plan or arrange in detail (similar to the verb sense of 'diagram').

Phrasal Verbs / Related Constructions

• Diagram out: (See Advanced Usage above).

Related Idioms

Học thuật

Noun

1. a drawing intended to explain how something works; a drawing showing the relation between the parts

Verb

1. make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed

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• plot