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chart
1[chahrt]
noun
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
a graphic representation, as by curves, of a dependent variable, as temperature, price, etc.; graph.
a map, especially a hydrographic or marine map.
an outline map showing special conditions or facts.
a weather chart.
Astrology.horoscope.
Jazz.a musical arrangement.
the charts, ratings of the popularity of popular-music records, usually based on nationwide sales for a given week.
Their album is number three on the charts this week.
verb (used with object)
to make a chart of.
to plan.
to chart a course of action.
Synonyms: ,Informal.to rank in the charts.
The new song gets charted number four this week.
chart.
2abbreviation
(in prescriptions) a paper.
chart
/ ʃɑː /
noun
a map designed to aid navigation by sea or air
an outline map, esp one on which weather information is plotted
a sheet giving graphical, tabular, or diagrammatical information
another name for graph
astrology another word for horoscope
informalthe lists produced weekly from various sources of the bestselling pop singles and albums or the most popular videos
verb
(tr) to make a chart of
(tr) to make a detailed plan of
(tr) to plot or outline the course of
(intr) (of a record or video) to appear in the charts (sense 6)
Other Word Forms
- chartable adjective
- prechart verb (used with object)
- precharted adjective
- rechart verb (used with object)
- well-charted adjective
- ˈٲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of chart2
Word History and Origins
Origin of chart1
Idioms and Phrases
off the charts, greatly exceeding the general level or average: Also off the chart
Demand for the new phone is off the charts.
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
His comeback single Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else, a propulsive new wave anthem, peaked at number 20 in the UK charts, while Beautiful Things still continued to remain stubbornly lodged in the top 10.
Their latest album Even in Arcadia topped album charts but, more significantly, also generated a top 10 single.
Other photographs and videos chart Ozzy's journey from "a working class kid from Aston" to becoming one of the world's most recognisable rock stars.
The Sheffield band have not topped the album chart since they released This Is Hardcore in 1998.
Building up to approaching Bea, she writes out what she wants to say in a conversational flow chart.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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