Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
abac | a nomogram, a chart or diagram of scaled lines or curves used to assist in mathematical calculations. |
absciss | the distance of a point from the y-axis measured parallel to the x-axis. |
abscissa | (Lat.) the distance of a point from the y-axis measured parallel to the x-axis. |
abscisse | the distance of a point from the y-axis measured parallel to the x-axis. |
asymptotic | of a line, approaching a curve but meeting it only at infinity. |
asymptotical | of a line, approaching a curve but meeting it only at infinity. |
asymptotically | (Adv.) ASYMPTOTICAL, of a line, approaching a curve but meeting it only at infinity. |
axisymmetric | symmetrical in respect to an axis. |
axisymmetrical | symmetrical in respect to an axis. |
axisymmetry | the state of being axisymmetric. |
boxplot | a type of statistical graph. |
cartogram | a map with diagrammatic statistical information. |
graph | a drawing depicting the relationship between two or more variables (sets of numbers or quantities); (verb) to present (information) in graph form. |
histogram | a diagram consisting of a number of rectangles or lines drawn (usu. upwards) from a base line, their heights representing frequencies of a series of values (or value-ranges) of a quantity. |
nomogram | a chart or diagram of scaled lines or curves used to assist in mathematical calculations. |
nomograph | a chart or diagram of scaled lines or curves used to assist in mathematical calculations. |
nomographic | of or like a nomograph. |
nomographical | of or like a nomograph. |
orthorhombic | three mutually perpendicular axes of different lengths. |
scattergram | a scatter diagram, a graph plotting two variables, with axes at right angles to one another. |
semilog | having an arithmetic scale of the x-axis and a logarithmic scale of the y-axis. |
subgraph | a graph contained within a larger graph. |