diagram
/ˈdaɪ.ə.ɡɹæm/ noun B1- A plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show the function or operation of something, or to show the relationships between the parts of a whole. · Electrical diagrams show device interconnections.
- A graph or chart.
- A functor from an index category to another category. The objects and morphisms of the index category need not have any internal substance, but rather merely outline the connective structure of at least some part of the diagram's codomain. If the index category is J and the codomain is C, then the diagram is said to be "of type J in C".
- A crossword grid.
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From the library
The diagrams, the violin-case, and the pipe-rack—even the Persian slipper which contained the tobacco—all met my eyes as I glanced round me.
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