GRAPHICAL VOCABULARY FOR DESCRIBE IMAGE

accumulative

 adjective

gradually increasing

declining

 adjective

becoming less or worse

depleted

 adjective

depleted group has fewer people in it than usual or than before

depleted

 adjective

with less of something than is needed or than existed before

down

 adjective

at or to a smaller amount, lower level etc than before

down

 adjective

used for saying that something becomes less strong, less violent, or less loud

exponential

 adjective

increasing or growing very fast

fourfold

 adjective

four times as much, or four times as many

fourfold

 adverb

by four times the amount

gathering

 adjective

mainly literary

 gradually increasing

graduated

 adjective

increasing by regular amounts

growing

 adjective

used for describing things that are becoming greater in size or amount

increased

 adjective

greater in size, amount, or degree

increasingly

 adverb

more and more over a period of time

incremental

 adjective

increasing gradually

mounting

 adjective

increasingespecially in a way that makes a situation worse

north

 adverb

used to indicate that something is getting bigger or better

quadruple

 determiner

four times as much or as many

quintuple

 determiner

five times as much or as many

radical

 adjective

a radical increase or decrease is extremely large and important

runaway

 adjective

increasing more quickly than expected

sharply

 adverb

suddenly and by a large amount

sixfold

 adverb

by six times as much or as many

south

 adverb

used to indicate that something is getting worse or smaller

stepped-up

 adjective

mainly journalism

 increased in amount or strength

tenfold

 adverb

in a way that increases by ten

tenfold

 adjective

increasing the amount of something by ten

thousandfold

 adjective

formal

 a thousand times as much

threefold

 adjective

formal

 three times as much

twice

 adverb

two times the amount or rate of something

twofold

 adjective

twice as much, or twice as many

twofold

 adverb

by twice the amount

up

 adjective

at or towards an increased numberlevel, or amount

upward

 adjective

moving towards a higher level or amount

accumulatively

 adverb

exponentially

 adverb

heightened

 adjective

sixfold

 adjective

spiralling

 adjective

steepness

 noun

treble

 adjective

and counting

used for saying that a number is continuing to increase as time passes

by/in leaps and bounds

used for saying that someone or something improves or increases a lot

by a factor of something

if something increases by a factor of 5, 10, 20 etc, it becomes 5, 10, 20 etc times larger

more and more

used for saying that something is increasing in number or degree all the time

on the wane

getting smallerweaker, or less important

the less…the less/more

used for saying that when a particular activityfeeling etc is reduced, it causes something else to change at the same time

the more…the more/less

used for saying that when a particular activityfeeling etc increases, it causes something else to change at the same time

axis

 noun

maths

 in mathematics, one of the two fixed lines used for showing measurements or finding the position of points on a graph

bar chart

 noun

bar graph

bar graph

 noun

a graph that represents different amounts or values as thick lines of different lengths

bell curve

 noun

a line on a graph that is curved like a bell in the middle

block graph

 noun

a graph that shows numbers or amounts as rectangles of different sizes

chart

 noun

a list, drawing, or graph showing information in a way that is easy to understand

coordinate

 noun

maths

 one of a set of numbers that give the exact position of something on a map or graph

cross section

 noun

drawing that shows the inside of something

curve

 noun

maths

 a curved line drawn on a graph

design

 noun

drawing that shows what something will look like when it is made

diagram

 noun

drawing that explains something

flat

 adjective

appearing as a line on a graph that does not go up or down, showing no activity or variety

flip chart

 noun

large sheets of paper connected at the top that you use to show pictures or to write things on when talking to a group of people

floor plan

 noun

drawing that shows the shapesize, and arrangement of rooms in a building from above

flow chart

 noun

drawing that represents a complicated process by using a series of lines to show the different ways in which the process canhappen and the different choices that you can make

Gantt chart

 noun

tool used in planning a project, which shows pieces of work and the time periods within which they should be done

graph

 noun

picture that uses lines or curves to show the relationship between numbers or measurements that change

graphical

 adjective

showing something using a graph

graphical

 adjective

relating to graphics

graphically

 adverb

in the form of a graph

graphics

 noun

the activity of designing pictures and text for magazines, advertisements etc

histogram

 noun

a type of bar chart that shows a numerical value on each axis

infographic

 noun

visual representation of data or information

line graph

 noun

a graph that uses lines to show the relationship between numbers or measurements that change

map

 noun

used about other types of images that show the positions of things

node

 noun

maths

 the place where lines cross or meet, for example on a graph

organogram

 noun

drawing or plan that gives the names and job titles of all the staff in an organization or departmentshowing how they areconnected to each other

origin

 noun

maths

 the point on a graph where the x-axis meets the y-axis, where the value is zero

pictogram

 noun

a graph that shows numbers or amounts as simple pictures

pie chart

 noun

circle divided into sections in order to show how something is divided into different amounts

plan

 noun

drawing showing how something is or will be made

scatter diagram

 noun

a graph that shows numbers or amounts as points. A straight line is drawn through as many points as possible in order to show the general pattern.

spidergram

 noun

drawing that shows a summary of facts or ideas, with the main subject in a central circle and the most important facts on linesdrawn out from it

spreadsheet

 noun

a chart produced on a computer that shows numbers in a way that makes them easy to compare

table

 noun

a way of showing detailed pieces of informationespecially facts or numbers, by arranging them in rows and lines across and down a page

tabular

 adjective

formal

 in the form of a table (=a way of showing detailed information in rows)

tree diagram

 noun

drawing in which connections, for example between members of a family, are shown using lines that spread like the brancheson a tree

Venn diagram

 noun

a drawing of circles that cross over each other, showing features shared by different sets (=groups of numbers)

visual

 noun

something such as a drawing or a photographespecially one that helps to explain something

wall chart

 noun

large piece of paper that contains information on a particular subject and is fastened to a wall

x-axis

 noun

a fixed line that goes from left to right and is used for showing measurements or for finding the position of points on a graph

y-axis

 noun

a fixed line that goes from top to bottom and is used for showing measurements or for finding the position of points on a graph

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