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chart
- /t͡ʃɑɹt/ US
- /tʃɑːt/ UK
Sounds like chaat (non-rhotic) · Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)t
Where it 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.
noun charts
- A map illustrating the geography of a specific phenomenon.
- A navigator's map.
- A tabular presentation of data; a table.
- A diagram. Drawings and pictures are more than mere ornaments in scientific discourse. Blackboard sketches, geological maps, diagrams of molecular structure, astronomical photographs, MRI images, the many varieties of statistical charts and graphs: These pictorial devices are indispensable tools for presenting
- A graph. Congratulations on managing to use the phrase “preponderant criterion” in a chart (“On your marks”, November 9th). Was this the work of a kakorrhaphiophobic journalist set a challenge by his colleagues, or simply an example of glossolalia?
- A record of a patient's diagnosis, care instructions, and recent history. I snuck a look at his chart. It doesn't look good.
- A ranked listing of competitors, as of recorded music. They're at the top of the charts again this week.
- A written deed; a charter.
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Synonym of coordinate chart.
Similar: coordinate chart
- A predefined sequence of notes (i.e. inputs), typically timed to a song or excerpt thereof.
verb charts · charting · charted
- To draw a chart or map of. chart the seas
- To draw or figure out (a route or plan). Let's chart how we're going to get from here to there.
- To record systematically.
- To enter (medical information) into a medical record. Did you chart the urine output yet?
- To appear on a hit-recording chart. The song has charted for 15 weeks!
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: map, cartography, mapping, cartographic, plan, diagram, graphical, diagrammatic, blueprint, figure, flowchart, graph, fiche, organigram, photo, schema
Translations
Every language
noun non-narrative presentation of data
| 한국어 | 차트 chateu, 도표 dopyo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | チャート chāto, 図表 zuhyō |
| 中文 | 圖表 /图表 túbiǎo |
| हिन्दी | लेखाचित्र lekhācitra, चार्ट cārṭ |
| Kiswahili | chati |
| Português | diagrama, gráfico |
| Français | graphe, diagnostiques |
| Deutsch | Diagramm, Schaubild |
| Русский | гра́фик gráfik, диагра́мма diagrámma, чертёж čertjóž, рису́нок risúnok, набро́сок nabrósok |
| Tiếng Việt | biểu đồ, đồ biểu |
| العربية | مُخَطَّط بَيَانِيّ muḵaṭṭaṭ bayāniyy, مُخَطَط muḵaṭaṭ |
noun navigator's map
| Português | carta náutica |
|---|---|
| Français | carte |
| Deutsch | Karte |
| Italiano | carta, carta nautica, carta geografica |
| Română | hartă maritimă |
| Русский | морска́я ка́рта morskája kárta |
| עברית | מַפָּה יַמִּית mapá yamít |
noun table
| Español | chart |
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noun diagram
| Español | chart |
|---|
noun graph
| Español | chart |
|---|
noun ranked listing of competitors, as of recorded music
| Español | lista de éxitos |
|---|---|
| Português | parada musical |
| Deutsch | Hitliste, Chart |
| Русский | чарт čart |
noun sequence of notes in a rhythm game
| 日本語 | 譜面 fumen |
|---|
verb draw or figure out a route or plan
| Deutsch | zeichnen |
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Talk about this word "chart." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/chart. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. chart. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/chart "chart." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/chart.Cite this
@misc{chart_2026,
title = {chart},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chart},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
