chart

chart¹ W3S3 [tʃa:t US tʃa:rt] n

[Date: 1500-1600; : French; Origin: charte, from Latin charta 'piece of papyrus, document', from Greek chartes]

1.) information that is clearly arranged in the form of a simple picture, set of figures, ↑graph etc, or a piece of paper with this information on it

= ↑diagram

▪ a chart showing last year's sales

▪ a weather chart

▪ the theatre's seating chart

2.) the charts

the lists, which come out weekly, of the most popular records

▪ Her new single went straight to number one in the pop charts .

▪ Brooks again topped the charts (=was the most popular) .

chart hit/success/star etc

▪ the Beatles' first chart hit

3.) a detailed map, especially of an area of the sea or the stars

→↑bar chart, ↑flow chart, ↑pie chart

chart ²

chart² v [T]

1.) to record information about a situation or set of events over a period of time, in order to see how it changes or develops

▪ Scientists have been charting temperature changes in the oceans.

2.) to make a plan of what should be done to achieve a particular result

▪ Each team was responsible for making its own decisions and charting its own course.

3.) to make a map of an area of land, sea, or stars, or to draw lines on a map to show where you have travelled

→↑uncharted