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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CHART, n. A hydrographical or marine map; a draught or projection of some part of the earths superficies on paper, with the coasts, isles, rocks, banks, channels or entrances into harbors, rivers, and bays, the points of compass, soundings or depth of water, etc., to regulate the courses of ships in their voyages. The term chart is applied to a marine map; map is applied to a draught of some portion of land.
A plan chart is a representation of some part of the superficies of the globe, in which the meridians are supposed parallel to each other, the parallels of latitude at equal distances, and of course the degrees of latitude and longitude are every where equal to each other.
Mercators chart, is one on which the meridians are straight lines, parallel and equidistant; the parallels are straight lines and parallel to each other, but the distance between them increases from the equinoctial towards either pole, in the ratio of the secant of the latitude to the radius.
Globular chart, is a meridional projection in which the distance of the eye from the plane of the meridian, on which the projection is made, is supposed to be equal to the sine of the angle of forty-five degrees.
Selenographic charts, represent the spots and appearances of the moon.
Topographic charts, are draughts of particular places, or small parts of the earth.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a visual display of information
2: a map designed to assist navigation by air or sea v
1: make a chart of; "chart the territory"
2: plan in detail; "Bush is charting a course to destroy Saddam Hussein"
3: represent by means of a graph; "chart the data" [syn: graph, chart]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle French charte, from Latin charta piece of papyrus, document — more at card Date: 1571 1. map: as a. an outline map exhibiting something (as climatic or magnetic variations) in its geographical aspects b. a map for the use of navigators 2. a. a sheet giving information in tabular form b. graph c. diagram d. a sheet of paper ruled and graduated for use in a recording instrument e. a record of medical information about a patient f. a listing by rank (as of sales) — usually used in plural <number one on the charts — Tim Cahill> 3. a musical arrangement; also a part in such an arrangement II. verb Date: 1842 transitive verb 1. to lay out a plan for <chart a course> 2. to make a map or chart of <chart the coastline> 3. chronicle <the book charts the last years of his life> intransitive verb to be ranked on a chart <the song charted for three months>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 a geographical map or plan, esp. for navigation by sea or air. 2 a sheet of information in the form of a table, graph, or diagram. 3 (usu. in pl.) colloq. a listing of the currently most popular gramophone records. --v.tr. make a chart of, map. Etymology: F charte f. L charta CARD(1)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Chart Chart, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Charted.] To lay down in a chart; to map; to delineate; as, to chart a coast.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Chart Chart, n. [A doublet of card: cf. F. charte charter, carte card. See Card, and cf. Charter.] 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. A written deed; a charter. Globular chart, a chart constructed on a globular projection. See under Globular. Heliographic chart, a map of the sun with its spots. Mercator's chart, a chart constructed on the principle of Mercator's projection. See Projection. Plane chart, a representation of some part of the superficies of the globe, in which its spherical form is disregarded, the meridians being drawn parallel to each other, and the parallels of latitude at equal distances. Selenographic chart, a map representing the surface of the moon. Topographic chart, a minute delineation of a limited place or region.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(charts, charting, charted) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A chart is a diagram, picture, or graph which is intended to make information easier to understand. Male unemployment was 14.2%, compared with 5.8% for women (see chart on next page)... The chart below shows our top 10 choices. = diagram N-COUNT see also bar chart, flow chart, pie chart 2. A chart is a map of the sea or stars. ...charts of Greek waters. N-COUNT 3. If you chart an area of land, sea, or sky, or a feature in that area, you make a map of the area or show the feature in it. Ptolemy charted more than 1000 stars in 48 constellations... These seas have been well charted. = map VERB: V n, V n 4. The charts are the official lists that show which CDs have sold the most copies each week. This album confirmed The Orb's status as national stars, going straight to Number One in the charts... They topped both the US singles and album charts at the same time. = hit parade N-COUNT: usu pl 5. If you chart the development or progress of something, you observe it and record or show it. You can also say that a report or graph charts the development or progress of something. Bulletin boards charted each executive's progress. = record VERB: V n

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