Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chart

/t͡ʃɑɹt/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.47 in modern English

Syllables: chart
IPA: /t͡ʃɑɹt/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A map.

noun

A map.

noun

A systematic non-narrative presentation of data.

noun

A systematic non-narrative presentation of data.

noun

A systematic non-narrative presentation of data.

noun

A systematic non-narrative presentation of data.

noun

A systematic non-narrative presentation of data.

noun

A written deed; a charter.

Example Sentences

"Drawings and pictures are more than mere ornaments in scientific discourse. Blackboard sketches, geological maps, diagrams of molecular structure, astronomical photographs, MRI images, the many varieties of statistical charts and graphs: These pictorial devices are indispensable tools for presenting evidence, for explaining a theory, for telling a story."
"Congratulations on managing to use the phrase “preponderant criterion” in a chart (“On your marks”, November 9th). Was this the work of a kakorrhaphiophobic journalist set a challenge by his colleagues, or simply an example of glossolalia?"
"I snuck a look at his chart. It doesn't look good."
"They're at the top of the charts again this week."
"chart the seas"
"Let's chart how we're going to get from here to there."

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French charte (“card, map”), from Late Latin charta (“paper, card, map”), Latin charta (“papyrus, writing”), from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “papyrus, thin sheet”). Doublet of card and carte; related to charter.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: charta, χάρτης

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /t͡ʃɑɹt/
British English: /tʃɑːt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

charts (plural) charts (present, singular) charting (participle, present) charted (participle, past) charted (past)

Derived Forms

chartbook chartbuster chartbusting charted charthouse charticle chartism chartist chartjunk chartless chartlike chartometer

Phrases

alignment chart ancestral chart bar chart birth chart bottle chart Bristol stool chart candle chart candlestick chart

Frequently Paired Words

card cartography cartoon cartouche charter Chartist Magna Carta

Synonyms

coordinate chart graph

Homonyms

chaat (non-rhotic)

Rhymes With

part start heart art state-of-the-art smart apart hart cart mart restart depart

Questions

How do you pronounce chart?: The recorded pronunciation is /t͡ʃɑɹt/.
What does chart mean?: A map.
Where does chart come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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