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   chart

   /tʃɑːt/

   noun

   • 1. a sheet of information in the form of a table, graph, or diagram: "the doctor recorded her blood pressure on a chart" Similar graphtabletabulationgridhistogramdiagramguideschemefigureillustrationbar chartpie chartflow chartmapplanblueprintgraphic
   • ▪ a weekly listing of the current bestselling pop records: "she topped the charts for eight weeks" Similar hit paradetop twentylistlistingleaguecatalogueindex
   • ▪ a geographical map or plan, especially one used for navigation by sea or air: "a chart of the English coast"
   • ▪ a circular map showing the positions of the planets in the twelve houses at the time of someone's birth, from which astrologers are said to be able to deduce their character or potential.

   verb

   • 1. make a map of (an area): "Cook charted the coasts and waters of New Zealand"
   • ▪ plot (a course) on a chart: "the pilot found his craft taking a route he had not charted" Similar followtraceoutlinedescribedetailnotereportrecordregisterdocumentchroniclelogcatalogue
   • ▪ record the progress or development of: "the poems chart his descent into madness" Similar followtraceoutlinedescribedetailnotereportrecordregisterdocumentchroniclelogcatalogue
   • 2. (of a record) sell enough copies to enter the music charts at a particular position: "the record will probably chart at about No. 74"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from French charte, from Latin charta ‘paper, papyrus leaf’ (see card1).

   Scrabble Points: 10

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