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graph
1[ graf ]
noun
- a diagram representing a system of connections or interrelations among two or more things by a number of distinctive dots, lines, bars, etc.
- Mathematics.
- a series of points, discrete or continuous, forming a curve or surface, each of which represents a value of a given function.
- Also called linear graph [lin, -ee-er , graf]. a network of lines connecting points.
- a written symbol for an idea, a sound, or a linguistic expression.
- Computers. a non-hierarchical data structure whose nodes store data elements and whose branches represent connections to other nodes in the structure.
verb (used with object)
- Mathematics. to draw (a curve) as representing a given function.
- to represent by means of a graph.
graph-
2- variant of grapho- before a vowel:
grapheme.
-graph
3- a combining form meaning “drawn,” “written” ( lithograph; monograph ); specialized in meaning to indicate the instrument rather than the written product of the instrument ( telegraph; phonograph ).
graph
1/ ɡrɑːf; ɡræf /
noun
- Also calledchart a drawing depicting the relation between certain sets of numbers or quantities by means of a series of dots, lines, etc, plotted with reference to a set of axes See also bar graph
- maths a drawing depicting a functional relation between two or three variables by means of a curve or surface containing only those points whose coordinates satisfy the relation
- maths a structure represented by a diagram consisting of points (vertices) joined by lines (edges)
- linguistics a symbol in a writing system not further subdivisible into other such symbols
verb
- tr to draw or represent in a graph
-graph
2combining form
- an instrument that writes or records
telegraph
- a writing, record, or drawing
lithograph
autograph
graph
/ grăf /
- A diagram showing the relationship of quantities, especially such a diagram in which lines, bars, or proportional areas represent how one quantity depends on or changes with another.
- A curve or line showing a mathematical function or equation, typically drawn in a Cartesian coordinate system. The graph of the function y = x 2 is a parabola.
Derived Forms
- -graphically, combining_form:in_adverb
- -graphic, combining_form:in_adjective
Other Words From
- re·graph verb (used with object)
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of graph1
Origin of graph2
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Bush had a 90% approval rating at one point and as you can see by the graph below it stayed very high for a long time.
The tool’s signature baby blue graphs dot social media and crop up on many of the world’s most popular news websites.
An elaborate FBI-created graph showing all the cash exchanging hands allegedly to pay for the sex work and drugs.
Stewart then switched out his graph for another one, its Y-axis now labeled "Huh?"
A key part of their explanation comes from the “swoosh” graph below, which Smith and de Mesquita present in the 2022 edition of "The Dictator’s Handbook."
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