English
chart
Pronunciation
  • (America) IPA: /t͡ʃɑɹt/
  • (RP) IPA: /tʃɑːt/
Noun

chart (plural charts)

  1. A map.
    1. A map illustrating the geography of a specific phenomenon.
    2. A navigator's map.
  2. A systematic non-narrative presentation of data.
    1. A tabular presentation of data; a table.
    2. A diagram.
    3. A graph.
    4. A record of a patient's diagnosis, care instructions, and recent history.
      I snuck a look at his chart. It doesn't look good.
    5. A ranked listing of competitors, as of recorded music.
      They're at the top of the charts again this week.
  3. A written deed; a charter.
  4. (differential geometry, topology) Synonym of coordinate chart.
Translations Translations Translations
  • German: Hitliste, Chart
  • Portuguese: parada musical (Brazil)
  • Spanish: lista de éxitos
Verb

chart (charts, present participle charting; simple past and past participle charted)

  1. (transitive) To draw a chart or map of.
    chart the seas
  2. (transitive) To draw or figure out (a route or plan).
    Let's chart how we're going to get from here to there.
    We are on a course for disaster without having charted it.
  3. (transitive) To record systematically.
  4. (intransitive, of a record or artist) To appear on a hit-recording chart.
    The song has charted for 15 weeks!
    The band first charted in 1994.
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