Noun

(en noun)

A map.

# A map illustrating the geography of a specific phenomenon.

# A navigator's map.

A systematic non-narrative presentation of data.

# A tabular presentation of data; a table.

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, author=, volume=100, issue=2, page=106 , magazine= , title= Pixels or Perish , passage=Drawings and pictures are more than mere ornaments in scientific discourse. Blackboard sketches, geological maps, diagrams of molecular structure, astronomical photographs, MRI images, the many varieties of statistical charts and graphs: These pictorial devices are indispensable tools for presenting evidence, for explaining a theory, for telling a story.}}

# A diagram.

# A graph.

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, title= Letters: Say it as simply as possible , passage=Congratulations on managing to use the phrase “preponderant criterion” in a chart (“ On your marks”, November 9th). Was this the work of a kakorrhaphiophobic journalist set a challenge by his colleagues, or simply an example of glossolalia?}}

# A record of a patient's diagnosis, care instructions, and recent history.

# A ranked listing of competitors, as of recorded music.

A written deed; a charter.

(topology) A subspace of a manifold used as part of an atlas

Noun

(en noun)

A line marking the boundary of an object figure.

The outer shape of an object or figure.

A sketch or drawing in which objects are delineated in contours without shading.

* Dryden

Painters, by their outlines , colours, lights, and shadows, represent the same in their pictures.

A general description of some subject.

A statement summarizing the important points of a text.

A preliminary plan for a project.

the outline of a speech

(film industry) A prose telling of a story intended to be turned into a screenplay; generally longer and more detailed than a treatment.