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chart Definition

chart (c̸härt)

noun

  1. a map, esp. one prepared for use in marine or air navigation
  2. an outline map on which special information, as on weather conditions or economic resources, is plotted geographically
    1. a group of facts about something, set up in the form of a diagram, table, graph, etc.
    2. such a diagram or graph
    3. a sheet with such diagrams, graphs, etc.
  4. ☆ Informal
    1. an arrangement of a musical composition, as for a jazz band
    2. a list of the best-selling recordings for a given period: usually used in pl.

Etymology: OFr < ML carta: see card

transitive verb

  1. to make a chart of; map; outline
  2. to plot (a course) on, or by reference to, a chart or charts
  3. to plan (a course of action)
  4. to show by, on, or as by a chart

chart Synonyms

chart

n.

graph, outline, diagram, table; see map, plan 1.

chart Synonyms

chart

v.

map, outline, draft; see plan 2.

chart Usage Examples

Object

  • emergence: It charts the emergence of a ' culture of service ' , challenging concepts of the Indian nation-state and its relationship to civil society.

Converse of object

  • dominate: We've dominated the charts on this for over a decade.
  • top: Wiltshire 93 Under what name did Clive Powell top the pop charts?
  • interpret: Asteroids: Are another component that many astrologers use in interpreting a natal chart.

Adjective modifier

  • flip: A flip chart would be supplied for additional comments to be made.
  • natal: If Pluto is a big nothing in the natal chart, I would not expect much significant effect.
  • astrological: Couples can approach priests who look at individual astrological charts and data to suggest the most auspicious nights.
  • horary: This is an event chart but it can be read in the same way as a horary chart.
  • nautical: Continued use of Portuguese names on the coastline betrays the map's origins from the old nautical charts used by the early explorers.
  • solar: The solar altitude and azimuth over the year can be plotted on a solar chart.

Modifies a noun

  • topper: Second million seller for Pat was also a chart topper in the UK.
  • plotter: Unfortunately, she has vintage, analog instruments, reading in feet and fathoms, no wind instruments and no chart plotter.
  • hit: He then had a sustained run of chart hits in the US Billboard rankings.
  • success: Donovan's chart success was an important part of the second half of the sixties.

Noun used with modifier

  • pie: Show the children how to create a pie chart.
  • billboard: Lucinda Moore's CD has charted at number 18 on the gospel Billboard charts.
  • flow: Start to Finish A step by step flow chart showing what you need to achieve to pass your test.
  • pop: Number one in the pop charts, of course.
  • bar: In addition bar charts of the scores are also included.
  • chord: Having the right free piano chord chart to help you learn makes all the difference.
chart Quotes

The wounded surgeon plies the steel That questions the distempered part; Beneath the bleeding hands we feel The sharp compassion of the healer's art Resolving the enigma of the fever chart.

—Eliot,T(homas) S(tearns)

   Illustrious Cook,Columbus of our shore, To whom was left this unknown world t'explore, Its untraced bounds on faithful chart to mark, And leave a light where all before was dark.

—Wentworth,William Charles