{
    "term": "graph",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "image": "data/images/ax/axis.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a diagram consisting of a line or lines, showing how two or more sets of numbers are related to each other",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Plot a graph of height against age."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The graph shows how house prices have risen since the 1980s."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Results can be shown in numeric or graph form."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She drew a graph showing the relationship between costs and sales."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The figures are all plotted on a graph."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The small squares on the graph paper are 1 cm wide."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The statistics can be depicted as a graph."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We can see on this graph how the company has grown over the last year."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Draw a graph showing how wages increased in the 18th century."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Plot the information on a graph."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The graph shows how oil prices have risen since the start of the conflict."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The vertical axis of the graph shows the percentage of species affected."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You will need some graph paper."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Maths and measurement"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["bar", "line"],
                "verb + graph": ["construct", "create", "draw"],
                "graph + verb": [
                    "indicate something",
                    "represent something",
                    "show something"
                ],
                "graph + noun": ["paper"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​the graph", "on a/​the graph"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɡrɑːf/",
                "audio": "gr/graph/graph__gb_3.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɡræf/",
                "audio": "gr/graph/graph__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late 19th cent.: abbreviation of graphic formula."
}