WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
align′ment chart′, [Math.]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Mathematicsnomogram.
- 1910–15
nom•o•gram
(nom′ə gram′, nō′mə-),USA pronunciation n. any similar graph used to show the relation between quantities, values, numbers, and so on. Also called nom•o•graph
(nom′ə graf′, -gräf′, nō′mə-),USA pronunciation alignment chart.
- Mathematicsa graph, usually containing three parallel scales graduated for different variables so that when a straight line connects values of any two, the related value may be read directly from the third at the point intersected by the line.
- nomo- + -gram1 1905–10
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