bar graph

noun

a graph using parallel bars of varying lengths, as to illustrate comparative costs, exports, birth-rates, etc.

Also called bar chart.

Origin

1920-25

Examples from the web for bar graph

Students can make a bar graph to accompany the map naming the exploited regions involved and their approximate acreage.
Climate graphs combine precipitation data in a bar graph with temperature data in a line graph.
The stall has a small flat-screen monitor with a bar graph depicting the percentage of buttons sold by candidate.
The gray sections of the bar graph represent coyotes.
The graph on the left is a regular bar graph with one group of data.
They will then learn to make a bar graph and count the amount of each type of coin.
Choose whether you want to make a bar graph, line graph, or pictograph.
bar graph with percentages of spending on people with chronic conditions by insurance category.
Be sure all elements of a bar graph are included in each student's copy.

British Dictionary definitions for bar graph

noun

a graph consisting of vertical or horizontal bars whose lengths are proportional to amounts or quantities Also called bar chart, bar diagram