di·a·gram
ˈdī-ə-ˌgram 
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
diagrammed or diagramed
ˈdī-ə-ˌgramd
; diagramming or diagraming
ˈdī-ə-ˌgra-miŋ
; diagramming or diagraming
ˈdī-ə-ˌgra-miŋ
: to represent by or put into the form of a diagram
diagram a sentence
diagram a football play
Synonyms
Examples of diagram in a Sentence
Noun
a diagram of the nervous system
This diagram shows how the clock operates.
Verb
The coach diagrammed the new play on the blackboard.
The students were required to diagram a sentence.
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Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2024
Visualize your problems and develop solutions with fishbone diagrams and SWOT analysis.
—Stackcommerce Team (sponsored), PCMAG, 27 Oct. 2024
Emma Green, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
Nevada called timeout and diagrammed a play for 6-foot-6 guard Kenan Blackshear to back down his defender in the lane and shoot a fade-away jumper.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2024
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Noun
The narrator describes listening to an astronomy talk, full of figures and charts and diagrams, and starting to feel sick and tired.
—Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2024
Visualize your problems and develop solutions with fishbone diagrams and SWOT analysis.
—Stackcommerce Team (sponsored), PCMAG, 27 Oct. 2024
Verb
In most classical schools, phonics reign, and students learn grammar by diagramming sentences.
—Emma Green, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
Nevada called timeout and diagrammed a play for 6-foot-6 guard Kenan Blackshear to back down his defender in the lane and shoot a fade-away jumper.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2024
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“Diagram.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diagram. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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diagram
1 of 2 noun
di·a·gram
ˈdī-ə-ˌgram
: a drawing, sketch, plan, or chart that makes something clearer or easier to understand
diagram
2 of 2 verb
diagrammed or diagramed
-ˌgramd
; diagramming or diagraming
-ˌgram-iŋ
: to represent by or put into the form of a diagram
diagram a sentence
diagrammed a football play
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