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chart.

A map.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/t͡ʃɑɹt/General-American/tʃɑːt/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A map. A map illustrating the geography of a specific phenomenon.

  2. A map. A navigator's map.

  3. A systematic non-narrative presentation of data. A tabular presentation of data; a table.

  4. A systematic non-narrative presentation of data. A diagram.

  5. A systematic non-narrative presentation of data. A graph.

  6. A systematic non-narrative presentation of data. A record of a patient's diagnosis, care instructions, and recent history.

    I snuck a look at his chart. It doesn't look good.
  7. A systematic non-narrative presentation of data. A ranked listing of competitors, as of recorded music.

    They're at the top of the charts again this week.
  8. A written deed; a charter.

  9. Synonym of coordinate chart.

  10. A predefined sequence of notes (i.e. inputs), typically timed to a song or excerpt thereof.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle French charte (“card, map”), from Late Latin charta (“paper, card, map”), Latin charta (“papyrus, writing”), from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “papyrus, thin sheet”). Doublet of card and carte; related to charter.

verb/t͡ʃɑɹt/General-American/tʃɑːt/Received-Pronunciation
  1. To draw a chart or map of.

    transitive
    chart the seas
  2. To draw or figure out (a route or plan).

    transitive
    Let's chart how we're going to get from here to there.
    We are on a course for disaster without having charted it.
  3. To record systematically.

    transitive
  4. To record systematically. To enter (medical information) into a medical record.

    transitive
    Did you chart the urine output yet?
  5. To appear on a hit-recording chart.

    intransitive
    The song has charted for 15 weeks!
    The band first charted in 1994.
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle French charte (“card, map”), from Late Latin charta (“paper, card, map”), Latin charta (“papyrus, writing”), from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “papyrus, thin sheet”). Doublet of card and carte; related to charter.

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