chart
has definitions from the field of geography
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[ noun ] a visual display of information
Used in print (S. Idell Pyle, et al., Onsets, Completions, and...)The Maturity Chart for each sex demonstrates clearly that Onset is a phenomenon of infancy and early_childhood whereas Completion is a phenomenon of the later portion of adolescence . In the lower portion of each Chart , the Skeletal Age ( Hand ) of boy 34 and girl 2 may be similarly classified . To summarize the purpose of the Skeletal Maturity Chart : each contains two kinds of skeletal maturity norms which show two quite different methods of depicting developmental level of growth centers . Accordingly , maturity level ratings by means of the upper portion and lower portion of the Chart , respectively , should be somewhat similar since Skeletal Age assessments are dependent upon Onsets during infancy and upon Completions during adolescence . (Ross E. McKinney and Howard Edde, "Aerated...)The sewage flow into the treatment plant was metered and continuously recorded on 24 - hr charts . |
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[ verb ] (geography) make a chart of
Examples "chart the territory" Used in print (Bern Dibner, "Oerstad and the Discovery of Electro...)His plan and intent were clearly charted . (Raymond J. Corsini et al., Roleplaying in Business...)After every session , the check_marks were totaled up and graphed , and in this way the supervisor 's progress was charted . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (geography) a map designed to assist navigation by air or sea
Used in print (James Boylan, "Mutinity"...)He went_to his cabin and emerged carrying a large chart , which he set_up in_view of the crew . (L. Don Leet and Florence J. Leet, editors, The World of...)By means of charts showing wave travel times and depths in the ocean at various locations , it is possible to estimate the rate of approach and probable time_of_arrival at Hawaii of a tsunami getting under_way at any spot in the Pacific . Related terms |
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[ verb ] plan in detail
Examples "Bush is charting a course to destroy Saddam Hussein" Used in print (U.S. Reports. Volume 364. Cases Adjudged in the...)By making inroads in the name of law_enforcement into the protection which Congress has afforded to the marriage relationship , the Court today continues in the path charted by the recent decision in Wyatt_v._United_States , 362_U._S._525 , where the Court held that , under_the_circumstances of that case , a wife could be compelled to testify against her husband over her objection . Related terms |
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