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

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noun (2)

no·mog·ra·phy nōˈmägrəfē

plural -es

: the art of or a treatise on drafting laws

: 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

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The first known use of nomograph was circa 1909

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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

nomograph

noun (1)

noun (2)

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