I. ˈchärt noun
Etymology: Middle French charte, from Latin charta piece of papyrus, document — more at card
Date: 1571
1. : map : as
a. : an outline map exhibiting something (as climatic or magnetic variations) in its geographical aspects
b. : a map for the use of navigators
2.
a. : a sheet giving information in tabular form
b. : graph
c. : diagram
d. : a sheet of paper ruled and graduated for use in a recording instrument
e. : a record of medical information about a patient
f. : a listing by rank (as of sales) — usually used in plural
number one on the chart s — Tim Cahill
3. : a musical arrangement ; also : a part in such an arrangement
II. verb
Date: 1842
transitive verb
1. : to lay out a plan for
chart a course
2. : to make a map or chart of
chart the coastline
3. : chronicle
the book chart s the last years of his life
intransitive verb
: to be ranked on a chart
the song chart ed for three months