chart : Idioms & Phrases

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bar chart

  • noun a chart with bars whose lengths are proportional to quantities
    bar graph.
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calorie chart

  • noun a list of foods and information about their caloric content
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color chart

  • noun a chart displaying colors
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eye chart

  • noun a chart that is read from a fixed distance; used as a test of vision
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flip chart

  • noun a chart with several sheets hinged at the top; sheets can be flipped over to present information sequentially
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flow chart

  • noun a diagram of the sequence of operations in a computer program or an accounting system
    flowchart; flow sheet; flow diagram.
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Globular chart

  • a chart of the earth's surface constructed on the principles of the globular projection.
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Heliographic chart

  • a map of the sun with its spots.
Webster 1913

Mercator's chart

  • a chart constructed on the principle of Mercator's projection. See Projection.
Webster 1913
  • noun a chart for a navigator showing the prevailing meteorological and hydrographic and navigational conditions
    naval chart; navigational chart.
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  • noun a chart for a navigator showing the prevailing meteorological and hydrographic and navigational conditions
    naval chart; navigational chart.
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organization chart

  • noun a chart showing the lines of responsibility between departments of a large organization
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pie chart

  • noun a circular chart divided into triangular areas proportional to the percentages of the whole
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pilot chart

  • noun a chart for a navigator showing the prevailing meteorological and hydrographic and navigational conditions
    naval chart; navigational chart.
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Plain chart

  • (Naut.), a chart laid down on Mercator's projection.
Webster 1913

Plane chart

  • a representation of some part of the superficies of the globe, in which its spherical form is disregarded, the meridians being drawn parallel to each other, and the parallels of latitude at equal distances.
Webster 1913

Plane chart, Plane curve

  • . See under Chart and Curve.
Webster 1913

sea chart

Sea" chart`
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  1. A chart or map on which the lines of the shore, islands, shoals, harbors, etc., are delineated.
Webster 1913

Selenographic chart

  • a map representing the surface of the moon.
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snellen chart

  • noun display consisting of a printed card with letters and numbers in lines of decreasing size; used to test visual acuity
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star chart

  • noun a chart showing the relative positions of the stars in a particular part of the sky
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Topographic chart

  • a minute delineation of a limited place or region.
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weather chart

  • noun (meteorology) a map showing the principal meteorological elements at a given time and over an extended region
    weather map.
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