chart

[chahrt] /tʃɑrt/
noun
1.
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
2.
a graphic representation, as by curves, of a dependent variable, as temperature, price, etc.; graph.
3.
a map, especially a hydrographic or marine map.
4.
an outline map showing special conditions or facts:
a weather chart.
5.
Astrology, horoscope (def 1).
6.
Jazz. a musical arrangement.
7.
the charts, ratings of the popularity of popular-music records, usually based on nationwide sales for a given week:
Their album is number three on the charts this week.
verb (used with object)
8.
to make a chart of.
9.
to plan:
to chart a course of action.
10.
Informal. to rank in the charts:
The new song gets charted number four this week.
Idioms
11.
off the charts, greatly exceeding the general level or average:
Demand for the new phone is off the charts.
Also, off the chart.
Origin
1565-75; < Middle French charte < Latin c(h)arta; see charta
Related forms
chartable, adjective
prechart, verb (used with object)
precharted, adjective
rechart, verb (used with object)
well-charted, adjective
Can be confused
charted, chartered.
Synonyms
3. See map. 9. draft, outline, draw up.

chart.

1.
(in prescriptions) a paper.
Origin
< Latin charta
Examples from the web for chart
  • Luckily, we've got an explainer chart below for some clarity on who's offering what data plan, and for how much.
  • To smooth the data, the chart is based on three-month moving averages of the price.
  • But by adding characteristics you can make a bigger chart.
  • Our chart presents a selection of nuclear incidents and their ranking on the scale.
  • In this lesson students will collect information about countries, then enter that information on a chart.
  • Big price jumps become more common as the turbulence of the market grows-clusters of them appear on the chart.
  • Three or four times a day, they would take the water's temperature and record it on a chart.
  • Check the chart below to calculate the area that will be covered by a specified number of plants set out at various spacings.
  • The chart shows that the overall trends long predate the financial crisis.
  • Ask students to look at the data on the average daily high temperatures chart.
British Dictionary definitions for chart

chart

/tʃɑːt/
noun
1.
a map designed to aid navigation by sea or air
2.
an outline map, esp one on which weather information is plotted
3.
a sheet giving graphical, tabular, or diagrammatical information
4.
another name for graph (sense 1)
5.
(astrology) another word for horoscope (sense 3)
6.
(informal) the charts, the lists produced weekly from various sources of the bestselling pop singles and albums or the most popular videos
verb
7.
(transitive) to make a chart of
8.
(transitive) to make a detailed plan of
9.
(transitive) to plot or outline the course of
10.
(intransitive) (of a record or video) to appear in the charts (sense 6)
Derived Forms
chartable, adjective
Word Origin
C16: from Latin, from Greek khartēs papyrus, literally: something on which to make marks; related to Greek kharattein to engrave
Word Origin and History for chart
n.

1570s, "map for the use of navigators," from Middle French charte "card, map," from Late Latin charta "paper, card, map" (see card (n.1)).

Charte is the original form of the French word in all senses, but after 14c. (perhaps by influence of Italian cognate carta), carte began to supplant it. English used both carte and card 15c.-17c. for "chart, map," and in 17c. chart could mean "playing card," but the words have gone their separate ways and chart has predominated since in the "map" sense. In the music score sense from 1957.

v.

1837, "to enter onto a map or chart," from chart (n.). In the commercial recording sense, a reference to appearing on the "Billboard" magazine music popularity chart is by 1961. The chart itself was printed from c.1942. Related: Charted; charting.

chart in Medicine

chart (chärt)
n.

  1. A recording, in tabular form, of clinical data relating to a case.

  2. A group of symbols of graduated size for measuring visual acuity.

Slang definitions & phrases for chart

chart

noun
  1. Figures and other material showing past performance, esp of a race horse; form, track record (1940s+ Horse racing)
  2. A musical arrangement or score (1950s+ Cool musicians)

Related Abbreviations for chart

CHART

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