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/kahr"teuh gram'/, n.a diagrammatic presentation in highly abstracted or simplified form, commonly of statistical data, on a map base or distorted map base.[1885-90; < F cartogramme. See CARTE, -O-, -GRAM1]
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Cartogram — Car to*gram, n. [F. cartogramme.] A map showing geographically, by shades or curves, statistics of various kinds; a statistical map. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Cartogram — Картограмма … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
cartogram — [ kα:təgram] noun a map on which statistical information is shown in diagrammatic form. Origin C19: from Fr. cartogramme, from carte map or card + gramme (from Gk gramma thing written ) … English new terms dictionary
cartogram — car·to·gram … English syllables
cartogram — /ˈkatəgræm/ (say kahtuhgram) noun a diagrammatic presentation in highly abstracted or simplified form, commonly of statistical data, on a map base or distorted map base. {French cartogramme. See card1, gram1} …
cartogram — n. map showing statistical information diagrammatically … Dictionary of difficult words
cartogram — n. a map with diagrammatic statistical information. Etymology: F cartogramme f. carte map, card … Useful english dictionary
