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nomogram

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈnɒ.məˌɡɹæm/
  • UK: /ˈnəʊ.mə.ɡɹæm/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˈnɑ.məˌɡɹæm/
  • US: /ˈnoʊ.məˌɡɹæm/
  • rhymes with -ɒməɡɹæm
  • rhymes with -əʊməɡɹæm

1

noun

Meaning 1

A diagram in which the relationship between three variables is represented by a straight line or curve for each variable; the value of the third variable corresponding to particular values of the first two is obtained by drawing a straight line through the points on the first two curves that represent particular values of the first two variables and noting the point at which the line intersects the third line or curve.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: abac, abaque, alignment chart, alignment diagram, nomograph

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To represent as a nomogram.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a graphic representation of numerical relations

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: nomograph

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: representation

History

Etymology

Formed as nom- + -o- + -gram, by analogy with French nomogramme.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: nomogram — diagram in which the relationship between three variables is represented
  • French: nomogramme — diagram in which the relationship between three variables is represented
  • French: abaque — diagram in which the relationship between three variables is represented
  • Galician: nomograma — diagram in which the relationship between three variables is represented
  • Galician: ábaco — diagram in which the relationship between three variables is represented
  • Icelandic: samanbuðartafla — diagram in which the relationship between three variables is represented
  • Icelandic: venslarit — diagram in which the relationship between three variables is represented
  • Polish: nomogram — diagram in which the relationship between three variables is represented
  • Russian: номогра́мма (nomográmma) — diagram in which the relationship between three variables is represented