noun · verb · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK, US:/ˈdaɪ.ə.ɡɹæm/
UK, US:/ˈdaɪ.ɡɹæm/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show the function or operation of something, or to show the relationships between the parts of a whole.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Electrical diagrams show device interconnections.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A graph or chart.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A functor from an index category to another category. The objects and morphisms of the index category need not have any internal substance, but rather merely outline the connective structure of at least some part of the diagram's codomain. If the index category is J and the codomain is C, then the diagram is said to be "of type J in C".
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: plot
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: draw
Narrower terms: graph
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- (dĭă-) Proto-Indo-European *gerbh- Proto-Hellenic *grə́phō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek γρᾰ́μμᾰ (grắmmă) Ancient Greek διάγραμμα (diágramma)der. Italian diagrammader. French diagrammeder. English diagram From French diagramme, from Italian diagramma, from Ancient Greek διάγραμμα (diágramma).
Across languages
Translations
138 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
diagram
— plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show workings or parts relationships
Afrikaans:
skets
— plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show workings or parts relationships
Arabic:
مُخَطَط
(muḵaṭaṭ)
— plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show workings or parts relationships
Arabic:
رَسْم إِيضَاحِيّ
(rasm ʔīḍāḥiyy)
— plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show workings or parts relationships
Bulgarian:
план
(plan)
— plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show workings or parts relationships
Bulgarian:
ски́ца
(skíca)
— plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show workings or parts relationships
Bulgarian:
черте́ж
(čertéž)
— plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show workings or parts relationships
Catalan:
diagrama
— plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show workings or parts relationships
Chinese Mandarin:
圖 /图
(tú)
— plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show workings or parts relationships
Chinese Mandarin:
圖表 /图表
(túbiǎo)
— plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show workings or parts relationships
Czech:
diagram
— plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show workings or parts relationships
Dutch:
diagram
— plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show workings or parts relationships
Finnish:
diagrammi
— plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show workings or parts relationships
Finnish:
kaavio
— plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show workings or parts relationships
French:
diagramme
— plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show workings or parts relationships
French:
schéma
— plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show workings or parts relationships
Galician:
diagrama
— plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show workings or parts relationships
German:
Diagramm
— plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show workings or parts relationships
Greek:
διάγραμμα
(diágramma)
— plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show workings or parts relationships
Hindi:
आलेख
(ālekh)
— plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show workings or parts relationships
Hindi:
मापचित्र
(māpcitra)
— plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show workings or parts relationships
Indonesian:
diagram
— plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show workings or parts relationships
Italian:
diagramma
— plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show workings or parts relationships
Japanese:
ダイヤグラム
(daiyaguramu)
— plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show workings or parts relationships
Japanese:
図表
(zuhyō)
— plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show workings or parts relationships
Kazakh:
диаграмма
(diagramma)
— plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show workings or parts relationships
Kazakh:
кесте
(keste)
— plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show workings or parts relationships
Korean:
다이어그램
(daieogeuraem)
— plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show workings or parts relationships
Korean:
도표
(dopyo)
— plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show workings or parts relationships
Malay:
rajah
— plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show workings or parts relationships
Malay:
gambarajah
— plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show workings or parts relationships
Māori:
hoahoa
— plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show workings or parts relationships
Marathi:
आकृती
(ākŕtī)
— plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show workings or parts relationships
Norman:
dgiagramme
— plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show workings or parts relationships
Persian:
شِما
(šemâ)
— plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show workings or parts relationships
Portuguese:
diagrama
— plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show workings or parts relationships
Romanian:
diagramă
— plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show workings or parts relationships
Russian:
план
(plan)
— plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show workings or parts relationships
Russian:
диагра́мма
(diagrámma)
— plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show workings or parts relationships
Russian:
чертёж
(čertjóž)
— plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show workings or parts relationships
Russian:
гра́фик
(gráfik)
— plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show workings or parts relationships
Russian:
схе́ма
(sxéma)
— plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show workings or parts relationships
Spanish:
diagrama
— plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show workings or parts relationships
Swedish:
diagram
— plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show workings or parts relationships
Tagalog:
guhitin
— plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show workings or parts relationships
Turkish:
şema
— plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show workings or parts relationships
Ukrainian:
діагра́ма
(diahráma)
— plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show workings or parts relationships
Afrikaans:
diagram
— graph or chart
Afrikaans:
grafiek
— graph or chart
Albanian:
diagram
— graph or chart
Arabic:
رَسْم بَيَانِيّ
(rasm bayāniyy)
— graph or chart
Arabic:
مُخَطَط
(muḵaṭaṭ)
— graph or chart
Arabic:
خِطَّة
(ḵiṭṭa)
— graph or chart
Armenian:
դիագրամ
(diagram)
— graph or chart
Azerbaijani:
diaqram
— graph or chart
Belarusian:
дыягра́ма
(dyjahráma)
— graph or chart
Belarusian:
гра́фік
(hráfik)
— graph or chart
Bengali:
রেখাচিত্র
(rekhacitro)
— graph or chart
Bulgarian:
диагра́ма
(diagráma)
— graph or chart
Catalan:
diagrama
— graph or chart
Chinese Mandarin:
圖 /图
(tú)
— graph or chart
Chinese Mandarin:
圖表 /图表
(túbiǎo)
— graph or chart
Chinese Mandarin:
圖解 /图解
(tújiě)
— graph or chart
Czech:
diagram
— graph or chart
Danish:
diagram
— graph or chart
Dutch:
diagram
— graph or chart
Estonian:
diagramm
— graph or chart
Finnish:
kaavio
— graph or chart
French:
diagramme
— graph or chart
Galician:
diagrama
— graph or chart
Georgian:
დიაგრამა
(diagrama)
— graph or chart
German:
Diagramm
— graph or chart
Greek:
διάγραμμα
(diágramma)
— graph or chart
Hebrew:
תַּרְשִׁים
(tarshím)
— graph or chart
Hindi:
आरेख
(ārekh)
— graph or chart
Hindi:
आलेख
(ālekh)
— graph or chart
Hindi:
ख़ाका
(xākā)
— graph or chart
Hindi:
लेखाचित्र
(lekhācitra)
— graph or chart
Hungarian:
diagram
— graph or chart
Hungarian:
ábra
— graph or chart
Indonesian:
diagram
— graph or chart
Italian:
diagramma
— graph or chart
Japanese:
図
(zu)
— graph or chart
Japanese:
ダイヤグラム
(daiyaguramu)
— graph or chart
Japanese:
図表
(zuhyō)
— graph or chart
Japanese:
グラフ
(gurafu)
— graph or chart
Japanese:
チャート
(chāto)
— graph or chart
Japanese:
図解
(zukai)
— graph or chart
Kazakh:
диаграмма
(diagramma)
— graph or chart
Khmer:
ពិន្ទុរេខីយ
(pintureikhəy)
— graph or chart
Korean:
다이어그램
(daieogeuraem)
— graph or chart
Korean:
차트
(chateu)
— graph or chart
Korean:
도
(do)
— graph or chart
Korean:
도표
(dopyo)
— graph or chart
Korean:
도해
(dohae)
— graph or chart
Kyrgyz:
диаграмма
(diagramma)
— graph or chart
Lao:
ແຜນພາບ
(phǣn phāp)
— graph or chart
Latvian:
diagramma
— graph or chart
Lithuanian:
diagrama
— graph or chart
Macedonian:
дијаграм
(dijagram)
— graph or chart
Malay:
rajah
— graph or chart
Mongolian:
диаграмм
(diagramm)
— graph or chart
Mongolian:
ᠳ᠋ᠢᠶᠠᠭᠷᠠᠮᠮ
(diyaɣramm)
— graph or chart
Norman:
dgiagramme
— graph or chart
Norwegian Bokmål:
diagram
— graph or chart
Persian:
نِمودار
(nemudâr)
— graph or chart
Persian:
دایِگْرَم
(dâyegram)
— graph or chart
Polish:
diagram
— graph or chart
Portuguese:
diagrama
— graph or chart
Romanian:
diagramă
— graph or chart
Russian:
диагра́мма
(diagrámma)
— graph or chart
Russian:
гра́фик
(gráfik)
— graph or chart
Serbo-Croatian:
ди̏јаграм
— graph or chart
Serbo-Croatian:
dȉjagram
— graph or chart
Slovak:
diagram
— graph or chart
Slovene:
diagram
— graph or chart
Spanish:
diagrama
— graph or chart
Swedish:
diagram
— graph or chart
Tagalog:
guhitin
— graph or chart
Tajik:
диаграмма
(diagramma)
— graph or chart
Thai:
ไดอะแกรม
(dai-à-grɛm)
— graph or chart
Thai:
แผนผัง
(pɛ̌ɛn-pǎng)
— graph or chart
Thai:
ผัง
(pǎng)
— graph or chart
Thai:
แผนภาพ
(pɛ̌ɛn-pâap)
— graph or chart
Turkish:
diyagram
— graph or chart
Turkmen:
diagramma
— graph or chart
Ukrainian:
діагра́ма
(diahráma)
— graph or chart
Ukrainian:
гра́фік
(hráfik)
— graph or chart
Urdu:
رَسْمَہ
(rasma)
— graph or chart
Urdu:
خَاکَہ
(xāka)
— graph or chart
Urdu:
شَکْل
(śakl)
— graph or chart
Uzbek:
diagramma
— graph or chart
Vietnamese:
giản đồ
— graph or chart
Vietnamese:
biểu đồ
— graph or chart
Vietnamese:
đồ biểu
— graph or chart
Bulgarian:
диаграма
(diagrama)
— functor from an index category to another category
Finnish:
kaavio
— functor from an index category to another category
Russian:
диаграмма
(diagramma)
— functor from an index category to another category
