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ˈdʌɪəgram/
n.
- a simplified drawing showing the appearance or structure of something.
- Brit. a graphical schedule for operating railway stock to provide a desired service.
v.
(diagrams, diagramming, diagrammed; US diagrams, diagraming, diagramed)
- represent in graphic form.
- Brit. schedule the operations of (a locomotive or train) according to a diagram.
Derivative
- diagrammatic
/-grəˈmatɪk/
adj. - diagrammatically adv.
Etymology
C17: from L. diagramma, from Gk, from diagraphein ‘mark out by lines’.