nomograph

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noun (1)

no·​mo·​graph ˈnä-mə-ˌgraf 

ˈnō-

: nomogram

nomographic

ˌnä-mə-ˈgra-fik  ˌnō- 

adjective

nomography

nō-ˈmä-grə-fē 

noun

nomography

2 of 2

noun (2)

no·​mog·​ra·​phy nōˈmägrəfē 

plural -es

1

: the art of or a treatise on drafting laws

2

: the theory, making, and use of nomograms

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

nomo- (in nomogram) + -graph

Noun (2)

Greek nomographia, from nomo- + -graphia -graphy

First Known Use

Noun (1)

circa 1909, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

nomograph

noun

no·​mo·​graph ˈnäm-ə-ˌgraf 

ˈnō-mə-

: nomogram

Medical Definition

nomograph

noun

no·​mo·​graph -ˌgraf 

: nomogram

nomographic

ˌnäm-ə-ˈgraf-ik  ˌnō-mə- 

adjective

nomography

nō-ˈmäg-rə-fē 

noun

plural nomographies