Word
charted
Phoneticschart·ed
US/ˈtʃɑɹtəd/
UK/tʃˈɑːtɪd/
Definition
v. to draw a map or record a course for a ship or plane. You use this when you want to show a path or track something over time.
v. to draw a map or record a course for a vessel or aircraft; to plot data on a graph to show trends. Transitive — requires a direct object representing the path or data being recorded.
Examples
“The pilot charted a course through the storm.”
“The navigator charted the coastline using a combination of traditional maps and modern satellite data.”
“By charting the patient's vital signs every hour, the medical team was able to identify the early warning signs of the complication before it became critical.”
Examples
simple
“The pilot charted a course through the storm.”
contextual
“The navigator charted the coastline using a combination of traditional maps and modern satellite data.”
complex
“By charting the patient's vital signs every hour, the medical team was able to identify the early warning signs of the complication before it became critical.”
Etymology
From chart + -ed. Piecewise doublet of carded.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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