Definition of Cartograms

1. Noun. (plural of cartogram) ¹

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Definition of Cartograms

1. cartogram [n] - See also: cartogram

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cartograms

cartilago septi nasi
cartilago sesamoidea laryngis
cartilago thyroidea
cartilago triticea
cartilago tubae auditivae
cartilago vomeronasalis
cartilege
cartiliginous
carting
cartless
cartlike
cartload
cartloads
cartmen
cartogram
cartograms (current term)
cartograph
cartographer
cartographers
cartographic
cartographical
cartographically
cartographies
cartographist
cartographists
cartography
cartology
cartomancy
cartomizer
carton

Literary usage of Cartograms

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Elements of Statistical Method by Willford Isbell King (1912)
"cartograms. Many phenomena which vary with geographic location are best illustrated by means of cartograms or statistical maps. Several varieties of maps ..."

2. Journal of the Statistical Society of London by Statistical Society (Great Britain) (1883)
"cartograms on which statistical facts are represented by lines (line cartograms), ... B.—cartograms with bands showing the local movements of aggregates. ..."

3. General Mathematics by Raleigh Schorling, William David Reeve (1919)
"cartograms. Statistical maps which show quantities that vary with different geographic regions are sometimes called cartograms. The student will doubtless ..."

4. Technology Quarterly by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1889)
"Although cartograms may represent absolute numbers, they are generally employed to express ... Levasseur classifies cartograms in four varieties : — 1. ..."

5. Proceedings of the second Pan American scientific congress: Washington, U. S by Glen Levin Swiggett (1917)
"... to vital statistics " Extensionof the registration area for deaths Í Growth of registration area for deaths: 1880 to 1915 (cartograms) 10,11 Population, ..."

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