Main Entry: ¹chart

Pronunciation: \ˈchärt\

Function: 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 — Timothy Cahill>
3 : a musical arrangement; also : a part in such an arrangement