What does chart mean?
Definitions for chart
tʃɑrtchart
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word chart.
Princeton's WordNet
chartnoun
a visual display of information
chartverb
a map designed to assist navigation by air or sea
chartverb
make a chart of
"chart the territory"
chartverb
plan in detail
"Bush is charting a course to destroy Saddam Hussein"
graph, chartverb
represent by means of a graph
"chart the data"
Wiktionary
chartnoun
A map for a very particular purpose, such as shipping or aeroplanes/airplanes, showing information useful for that purpose and ignoring most other information.
chartnoun
A subspace of a manifold used as part of an atlas
chartnoun
A graphical presentation of something.
chartverb
To draw a chart or map.
chartverb
To draw or figure out a route or plan.
"Let's chart how we're going to get from here to there."
chartverb
(Of a record) To appear on a hit-recording chart.
"The song has charted for 1500 weeks!"
Etymology: From Greek chartes, Latin carta, chart.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
CHARTnoun
A delineation or map of coasts, for the use of sailors. It is distinguished from a map, by representing only the coasts.
Etymology: charta, Lat.
The Portuguese, when they had doubled the Cape of Good-Hope, found skilful pilates, using astronomical instruments, geographical charts, and compasses. John Arbuthnot, on Coins.
Wikipedia
Chart
A chart (sometimes known as a graph) is a graphical representation for data visualization, in which "the data is represented by symbols, such as bars in a bar chart, lines in a line chart, or slices in a pie chart". A chart can represent tabular numeric data, functions or some kinds of quality structure and provides different info.
ChatGPT
chart
A chart is a graphical representation of data that allows for easy interpretation and comparison. It presents information in a visual format, using symbols, bars, lines, or slices, among others. Charts can depict diverse data types including numerical, statistical, geographical, chronological, or hierarchical, and are widely used in various fields like business, science, academics, or public policy. Examples of charts include bar charts, line charts, pie charts, and flow charts.
Webster Dictionary
Chartnoun
a sheet of paper, pasteboard, or the like, on which information is exhibited, esp. when the information is arranged in tabular form; as, an historical chart
Chartnoun
a map; esp., a hydrographic or marine map; a map on which is projected a portion of water and the land which it surrounds, or by which it is surrounded, intended especially for the use of seamen; as, the United States Coast Survey charts; the English Admiralty charts
Chartnoun
a written deed; a charter
Chartverb
to lay down in a chart; to map; to delineate; as, to chart a coast
Etymology: [A doublet of card: cf. F. charte charter, carte card. See Card, and cf. Charter.]
Wikidata
Chart
A chart is a graphical representation of data, in which "the data is represented by symbols, such as bars in a bar chart, lines in a line chart, or slices in a pie chart". A chart can represent tabular numeric data, functions or some kinds of qualitative structure and provides different info The term "chart" as a graphical representation of data has multiple meanings: ⁕A data chart is a type of diagram or graph, that organizes and represents a set of numerical or qualitative data. ⁕Maps that are adorned with extra information for some specific purpose are often known as charts, such as a nautical chart or aeronautical chart. ⁕Other domain specific constructs are sometimes called charts, such as the chord chart in music notation or a record chart for album popularity. Charts are often used to ease understanding of large quantities of data and the relationships between parts of the data. Charts can usually be read more quickly than the raw data that they are produced from. They are used in a wide variety of fields, and can be created by hand or by computer using a charting application. Certain types of charts are more useful for presenting a given data set than others. For example, data that presents percentages in different groups are often displayed in a pie chart, but may be more easily understood when presented in a horizontal bar chart. On the other hand, data that represents numbers that change over a period of time might be best shown as a line chart.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Chart
chärt, n. a marine or hydrographical map, exhibiting a portion of a sea or other water, with the islands, coasts of contiguous land, soundings, currents, &c: an outline-map, or a tabular statement giving information of any kind.—adjs. Chartā′ceous; Chart′less. [O. Fr. charte—L. charta, a paper.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
chart
A hydrographical map, or a projection of some part of the earth's superficies in plano, for the use of navigators, further distinguished as plane-charts, Mercator's charts, globular charts, and the bottle or current chart, to aid in the investigation of surface currents (all which see). A selenographic chart represents the moon, especially as seen by the aid of photography and Mr. De la Rue's arrangement.
Editors Contribution
chart
A type of map or navigational drawing.
The chart was very helpful to the pilots as an element of their training. They were all successful in their exam.
Submitted by MaryC on April 14, 2020
chart
A visual display of data, facts, information, research or statistics.
The company loved to use flow charts to present data and information at board of director meetings.
Submitted by MaryC on April 14, 2020
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
CHART
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Chart is ranked #109758 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Chart surname appeared 161 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Chart.
88.2% or 142 total occurrences were White.
10.5% or 17 total occurrences were Asian.
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British National Corpus
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'chart' in Nouns Frequency: #1515
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Anagrams for chart »
ratch
trach
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of chart in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of chart in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of chart in a Sentence
The challenge that we face in Syria today is nothing less than to chart a course out of hell.
She could take down 26 racing cars on the same track at the same time on one single stopwatch. As did Betty Hill, Pat Surtees, Bruce McLaren’s wife, Jochen Rindt’s Bruce McLaren wife, it was Nora Tyrrell and Helen Stewart timing for the whole team, but at the same time in the race doing a lap chart for 26 cars. Here’s the sharpness, a laser brain... and then suddenly not remembering the most simple thing.
The truth of that narrative is evidently of secondary importance, as the article exposed how the White House manipulated and, in some cases, manufactured facts to sell the reckless Iran nuclear deal to the American people as a prelude to large-scale disengagement from the Middle East, president Obama has taken great pains to set himself apart from his predecessor. He has succeeded in at least one respect by failing to find the courage to challenge his own assumptions, admit mistakes, and chart a better course.
Work on your art, and chart a path that sets you apart.
This is one of the cases where just looking at the chart of some index can actually give you the entirely wrong conclusion.
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- خريطةArabic
- морска карта, графика, диаграмаBulgarian
- grafCzech
- Schaubild, Diagramm, Karte, zeichnenGerman
- διάγραμμαGreek
- gráficoSpanish
- kartoittaaFinnish
- graphique, grapheFrench
- cairt-iùil, cairtScottish Gaelic
- carta nautica, carta, carta geograficaItalian
- 図表, チャートJapanese
- តារាងKhmer
- cartaLatin
- mahereMāori
- дијаграм, трасира, црта, карта, графиконMacedonian
- gráfico, diagramaPortuguese
- hartă maritimăRomanian
- чертёж, набросок, рисунок, морская карта, диаграмма, графикRussian
- kartläggaSwedish
- đồ thịVietnamese
- 图表Chinese
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