See Also: pie chart(dictionary)
Bar chart(health)
chart(dictionary)
Chart(health)
Bar Chart(money)
bar chart(dictionary)
Chart(medicine)
Amsler's chart(medicine)
Forex chart(finance)
flip chart(dictionary)

chart (iou)



chart noun & verb. L16.
[Old & mod. French charte from Latin charta: see CARD noun2.]
A. noun.
I.
A map. Now spec. (a) a navigator's sea map, showing coast outlines, rocks, shoals, depths of water, etc.; (b) an air navigator's map; (c) an outline map showing special features. L16.
plane chart: see PLANE adjective.
A sheet of tabulated or diagrammatic information; a set of curves on a graph etc. showing fluctuations in temperature, price, etc. M19.
test chart: see TEST noun1.
b. spec. A list of the currently most popular discs, tapes, etc. Usu. in pl. M20.
II.
A charter; a deed, document. obsolete exc. Scot. E17.
A card; esp. (a) a playing-card; (b) a compass card. L17-L18.
b. verb trans. Make a chart of; record in a chart; map. M19.
Comb.: chart-buster colloq. a very popular disc, tape, etc.; chart-topping adjective occupying the first place in a chart of discs, tapes, etc.