- a simple drawing using lines to explain where something is, how something works, etc.
- The results are shown in diagram 2.
- diagram of something a diagram of the wiring system
- He drew a diagram of the camp.
Extra Examples- Compare this system to the one shown in diagram B.
- Draw a simple diagram of the leaf structure.
- See the diagram on page 31.
- The trees will be planted at the points marked on the diagram.
- a flow diagram showing the stages in the printing process
- She drew a diagram of an electrical circuit on the board.
- The diagram illustrates the difference between the two processes.
- The diagram indicates the rate at which population is increasing.
- The whole process can be shown in a simple diagram.
- There are no charts or diagrams in the book to help the reader understand the concept.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- clear
- detailed
- simple
- …
- draw
- see
- depict something
- illustrate something
- indicate something
- …
- in a/the diagram
- on a/the diagram
- diagram of
- …
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin diagramma, from Greek, from diagraphein ‘mark out by lines’, from dia ‘through’ + graphein ‘write’.
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