chart

chart [chärt]

n.

[OFr < ML carta: see CARD¹]

1. a map, esp. one prepared for use in marine or air navigation

2. an outline map on which special information, as on weather conditions or economic resources, is plotted geographically

3.

a) a group of facts about something, set up in the form of a diagram, table, graph, etc.

b) such a diagram or graph

c) a sheet with such diagrams, graphs, etc.

☆ 4. Informal

a) an arrangement of a musical composition, as for a jazz band

b) a list of the best-selling recordings for a given period usually used in pl.

vt.

1. to make a chart of; map; outline

2. to plot (a course) on, or by reference to, a chart or charts

3. to plan (a course of action)

4. to show by, on, or as by a chart