nomograph

nomograph definition - medical

nom·o·graph (nŏmˈə-grăfˌ, nōˌmə-) or nom·o·gram (-grămˌ)

noun
A graph consisting of three coplanar curves, each curve graduated for a different variable so that a straight line cutting all three curves intersects the related values of each variable.

Related Forms:

  • nomˌo·graphˈic adjective

Related Forms:

  • no·mogˈra·phy (nō-mŏgˈrə-fē) noun

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