GRAPH


Meaning of GRAPH in English

I. ˈgraf noun

Etymology: short for graphic formula

Date: 1886

1. : the collection of all points whose coordinates satisfy a given relation (as a function)

2. : a diagram (as a series of one or more points, lines, line segments, curves, or areas) that represents the variation of a variable in comparison with that of one or more other variables

3. : a collection of vertices and edges that join pairs of vertices

II. transitive verb

Date: 1898

1. : to represent by a graph

2. : to plot on a graph

III. noun

Etymology: probably from -graph

Date: 1933

1. : a written or printed representation of a basic unit of speech (as a phoneme or syllable) ; especially : grapheme 1

2. : a single occurrence of a letter of an alphabet in any of its various shapes

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.