nomogram

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nomogram

  • /ˈnɒ.məˌɡɹæm/ UK
  • /ˈnəʊ.mə.ɡɹæm/ UK
  • /ˈnɑ.məˌɡɹæm/ US
  • /ˈnoʊ.məˌɡɹæm/ US

Rhymes with -ɒməɡɹæm, -əʊməɡɹæm

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Formed as nom- + -o- + -gram, by analogy with French nomogramme.

noun nomograms

  1. A diagram in which the relationship between three variables is represented by a straight line or curve for each variable; the value of the third variable corresponding to particular values of the first two is obtained by drawing a straight line through the points on the first two curves that represent particular values of the first two variables and noting the point at which the line intersects the third line or curve. Cravalho et al. compared the agreement in obstruction measurements by the AG nomogram, passive urethral resistance relation (PURR), and the micturitional urethral pressure profile (MUPP) [20 ].

    Similar: abac, abaque, alignment chart, alignment diagram, nomograph

verb nomograms · nomogramming · nomogrammed

  1. transitive To represent as a nomogram.

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noun diagram in which the relationship between three variables is represented

Françaisnomogramme, abaque
Русскийномогра́мма nomográmma

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@misc{nomogram_2026,
  title = {nomogram},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nomogram},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}