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Meaning of 'chart' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Chart [ n.]
- A sheet of paper, pasteboard, or the like, on which information is exhibited, esp. when the information is arranged in tabular form; as, an historical chart.
- A map; esp., a hydrographic or marine map; a map on which is projected a portion of water and the land which it surrounds, or by which it is surrounded, intended especially for the use of seamen; as, the United States Coast Survey charts; the English Admiralty charts.
- A written deed; a charter.
2 . Chart [ v. t.]
- To lay down in a chart; to map; to delineate; as, to chart a coast.

Meaning of 'chart' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . chart [ n]
Meaning (1):
- (usually plural) a listing of best-selling recorded music
Example in sentence:
  • number 2 on the charts
2 . chart [ v]
Meaning (2):
- plan in detail
Example in sentence:
  • Bush is charting a course to destroy Saddam Hussein
Meaning (3):
- represent by means of a graph
Example in sentence:
  • chart the data
Meaning (4):
- make a chart of
Example in sentence:
  • chart the territory

Nearby Words:

chab chabasite chablis chabouk chabuk chace chachalaca chacma chaconne chad

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