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graph
NOUN + graph
a bar graph
(= a picture of boxes of different heights, in which each box represents a different amount or quantity )
• The monthly variations in rainfall are shown on the bar graph below.
a line graph
• A line graph is a way of presenting figures in visual form.
verbs
draw a graph
• Draw a graph to show changes in the death rate over this period.
plot something on a graph
(= to draw marks or a line to show facts, numbers etc on a graph )
• The different values can be plotted on a graph.
show something on a graph/a graph shows something
• The graph shows that wages rose in line with productivity.
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noun ADJ. bar, line VERB + GRAPH draw, produce | depict sth as/on, show sth as/in/on The statistics can be depicted as a graph. | plot sth on The figures are all plotted on a graph. GRAPH + VERB show sth She drew a graph showing the relationship between costs and sales. GRAPH + NOUN paper PREP. in a/the ~ I decided to show the results in a bar graph. | on a/the ~ We can see on this graph how the company has grown over the last year. PHRASES in graph form Results can be shown in numeric or graph form.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary