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English

Etymology
From Greek chartes, Latin carta, chart.
Charte, a sheet of paper to which the Stoic philosophers compared the soul at birth.

Pronunciation
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Noun
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en-noun

1. A map for a very particular purpose, such as shipping or aeroplanes/airplanes, showing information useful for that purpose and ignoring most other information.

#topology A subspace of a manifold used as part of an atlas

1. A graphical presentation of something.

Translations
trans-top|nautical map
Finnish: merikortti (1)
German: Karte f
Latin: carta f
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Russian: �е���ж /chertioj/, �и��нок /risunok/, наб�о�ок /nabrosok/,
Portuguese: carta náutica
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trans-top|graphical presentation of data
Czech: graf m
German: Diagramm n, Schaubild n
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Portuguese: diagrama, gráfico
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Verb
en-verb

1. To draw a chart or map.
2. To draw or figure out a route or plan.

#: "Let's chart how we're going to get from here to there."

1. [intrans.] (of a record) appear on a hit-recording chart.

#: "The song has charted for 1500 weeks!"

Translations
trans-top|draw a chart or map
German: zeichnen
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trans-top|draw or figure out a route or plan
German: zeichnen
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Related terms
cartography
cartoon
chart house
charter
Magna Carta

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