Diagram System Shown ˈdaɪəɡræm Simple Noun Bre Wiring

• a diagram of the wiring system
• the results are shown in diagram 2.
• compare this system to the one shown in diagram b.
• draw a simple diagram of the leaf structure.

diagram

1. a simple drawing using lines to explain where something is, how something works, etc.
• a diagram of the wiring system
• The results are shown in diagram 2.

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 diagram of the human nervous system
• 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.

Word Origin

• early 17th cent.: from Latin diagramma, from Greek, from diagraphein ‘mark out by lines’, from dia ‘through’ + graphein ‘write’.