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# diagram

«diagram» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a simple drawing with lines, shapes and labels that shows…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a diagram, diagrams); verb (diagram, diagrams, diagrammed, diagramming — less common)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A diagram is a simple drawing with lines, shapes and labels that shows how something works, what its parts are, or how things are connected. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/diagram/#m1)

2) In maths a diagram is a drawing that helps you solve or show a problem, like a Venn diagram, a tree diagram or a bar model. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/diagram/#m2)

3) (verb, mainly US) To diagram something is to show it as a diagram, as in diagramming a sentence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/diagram/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

Interpretation: Readers of Sefer Yetzirah draw the letters in a circle with Alef opposite Lamed, which spells El, a name of God. In the primary lessons: Used in every subject: science (a labelled diagram of a plant or the water cycle), maths (Venn, Carroll, tree and number-line diagrams), geography (a diagram of a volcano), and instructions for building things. «Label the diagram» and «draw a diagram» are common task words. Phrases: labelled diagram, Venn diagram, tree diagram, flow diagram, draw a diagram.

### examples

- Such diagrams are often arranged so that the letter א Alef is across from ל Lamed, spelling the name אֵל El, God. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/diagram/#x1)
- Label the diagram of the flower with petal, stem and leaf. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/diagram/#x2)
- Draw a diagram to show how you solved the problem. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/diagram/#x3)
- The Venn diagram shows children who like cats, dogs or both. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/diagram/#x4)
- The instructions had a diagram of every step. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/diagram/#x5)
- Our teacher drew a diagram of the heart on the board. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/diagram/#x6)
- A tree diagram helps us list all the outcomes of tossing two coins. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/diagram/#x7)
- The diagram shows that the water goes up as vapour and comes down as rain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/diagram/#x8)
- Then Harisarman drew all kinds of pretended diagrams, and said: "The horse has been placed by thieves on the boundary line south from this place. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/diagram/#x9)

### note

Countable: a diagram, two diagrams. A diagram is simpler than a picture: it leaves out details and adds labels. In maths a diagram is «not drawn to scale» if the note says so — then you must not measure it, only use the numbers given. UK «labelled», US «labeled». Adjective: diagrammatic.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «diagram» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/diagram/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.