diagram(n = noun.artifact) - a drawing intended to explain how something works; a drawing showing the relation between the parts;
is a kind of drawing
has particulars: block diagram, horoscope, schematic, schematic drawing, venn's diagram, venn diagram, zodiac
Derived forms verb diagram₁, adjective diagrammatic₁, adjective diagrammatical₁

   diagram(v = verb.creation) plot - make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed;
is one way to draw
Derived forms noun diagram₁, noun diagramming₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

diagram, n. & v.
--n.
1 a drawing showing the general scheme or outline of an object and its parts.
2 a graphic representation of the course or results of an action or process.
3 Geom. a figure made of lines used in proving a theorem etc.
--v.tr. (diagrammed, diagramming; US diagramed, diagraming) represent by means of a diagram.

Derivative:
diagrammatic adj. diagrammatically adv.

Etymology:
L diagramma f. Gk (as DIA-, -GRAM)

N  representation, representment, imitation, illustration, delineation, depictment, imagery, portraiture, iconography, design, designing, art, fine arts, painting, sculpture, engraving, photography, cinematography, radiography, autoradiography, fluorography, sciagraphy, personation, personification, impersonation, drama, picture, photo, photograph, daguerreotype, snapshot, X-ray photo, movie film, movie, tracing, scan, TV image, video image, image file, graphics, computer graphics, televideo, closed-circuit TV, copy, drawing, sketch, drought, draft, plot, chart, figure, scheme, image, likeness, icon, portrait, striking likeness, speaking likeness, very image, effigy, facsimile, figure, figure head, puppet, doll, figurine, aglet, manikin, lay- figure, model, mammet, marionette, fantoccini, waxwork, bust, statue, statuette, ideograph, hieroglyphic, anaglyph, kanji, diagram, monogram, map, plan, chart, ground plan, projection, elevation (plan), ichnography, cartography, atlas, outline, scheme, view, radiograph, scotograph, sciagraph, spectrogram, heliogram, represent, representing, representative, illustrative, represented, imitative, figurative, iconic, like, graphic, cinquecento quattrocento, trecento.

VB  copy, drawing, sketch, drought, draft, plot, chart, figure, scheme, image, likeness, icon, portrait, striking likeness, speaking likeness, very image, effigy, facsimile, figure, figure head, puppet, doll, figurine, aglet, manikin, lay- figure, model, mammet, marionette, fantoccini, waxwork, bust, statue, statuette, ideograph, hieroglyphic, anaglyph, kanji, diagram, monogram, map, plan, chart, ground plan, projection, elevation (plan), ichnography, cartography, atlas, outline, scheme, view, radiograph, scotograph, sciagraph, spectrogram, heliogram, V, represent, delineate, depict, depicture, portray, take a likeness, catch a likeness, hit off, photograph, daguerreotype, snapshot, figure, shadow forth, shadow out, adumbrate, body forth, describe, trace, copy, mold, dress up, illustrate, symbolize, paint, carve, engrave, personate, personify, impersonate, assume a character, pose as, act, play, mimic, hold the mirror up to nature.

block diagram, flow diagram, logic diagram, logical diagram, radiation diagram, tree diagram, venn diagram, venn's diagram, wiring diagram