Pronunciation: ' d ī - ə - ˌ gram
Function: noun
Etymology: Greek diagramma, from diagraphein to mark out by lines, from dia- + graphein to write ― more at CARVE
Date: 1619
1 : a graphic design that explains rather than represents especially : a drawing that shows arrangement and relations (as of parts)
2 : a line drawing made for mathematical or scientific purposes
– di · a · gram · ma · ble \ - ˌ gra-m ə -b ə l \ adjective
– di · a · gram · mat · ic \ ˌ d ī - ə -gr ə - ' ma-tik \ also di · a · gram · mat · i · cal \ - ' ma-ti-k ə l \ adjective
– di · a · gram · mat · i · cal · ly \ -ti-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb