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chart
1[ chahrt ]
noun
- a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- a graphic representation, as by curves, of a dependent variable, as temperature, price, etc.; graph.
- a map, especially a hydrographic or marine map.
- an outline map showing special conditions or facts:
a weather chart.
- Astrology. horoscope ( def 1 ).
- Jazz. a musical arrangement.
- 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)
- to make a chart of.
- to plan:
to chart a course of action.
Synonyms: ,
- Informal. to rank in the charts:
The new song gets charted number four this week.
chart.
2abbreviation for
- (in prescriptions) a paper.
chart
/ ʃɑː /
noun
- a map designed to aid navigation by sea or air
- an outline map, esp one on which weather information is plotted
- a sheet giving graphical, tabular, or diagrammatical information
- another name for graph
- astrology another word for horoscope
- the charts informal.the lists produced weekly from various sources of the bestselling pop singles and albums or the most popular videos
verb
- tr to make a chart of
- tr to make a detailed plan of
- tr to plot or outline the course of
- intr (of a record or video) to appear in the charts (sense 6)
Derived Forms
- ˈٲ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- a· adjective
- · verb (used with object)
- ·ed adjective
- · verb (used with object)
- ɱ-Ļ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of chart2
Word History and Origins
Origin of chart1
Idioms and Phrases
- off the charts, greatly exceeding the general level or average: Also off the chart.
Demand for the new phone is off the charts.
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
They could have done something off the chart, like a 10k mixed relay.
However they no longer regard Bennett, who is No. 3 on the depth chart, as a viable replacement.
The chart below shows each goal and the metrics associated with it.
The song went to No. 1 on the U.K. singles chart in 1975 and later peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 after “Wayne’s World” was released.
How important was it to chart the history of your family through naming?
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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