Cartoon vs. Diagram

Cartoonnoun

(comics) A humorous drawing, often with a caption, or a strip of such drawings.

Cartoonnoun

(comics) A drawing satirising current public figures.

Cartoonnoun

(arts) An artist's preliminary sketch.

Cartoonnoun

(animation) An animated piece of film which is often but not exclusively humorous.

Cartoonnoun

A diagram in a scientific concept.

Cartoonverb

To draw a cartoon, a humorous drawing.

Cartoonverb

(arts) To make a preliminary sketch.

Cartoonnoun

A design or study drawn of the full size, to serve as a model for transferring or copying; - used in the making of mosaics, tapestries, fresco pantings and the like; as, the cartoons of Raphael.

Cartoonnoun

A large pictorial sketch, as in a journal or magazine; esp. a pictorial caricature; as, the cartoons of "Puck."

Cartoonnoun

same as comic strip.

Cartoonnoun

a motion picture consisting of a series of frames, each being a photograph of a drawing rather than a frame produced by filming a scene of true action, and in which the objects are displaced slightly in succeeding frames so as to give the appearance of motion when projected as a motion picture on the screen. The types of characters portrayed in such films are often similar or identical to those in a comic strip.

Cartoonnoun

a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine

Cartoonnoun

a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence

Cartoonverb

draw cartoons of

Cartoon

A cartoon is a type of illustration that is typically drawn, sometimes animated, in an unrealistic or semi-realistic style. The specific meaning has evolved over time, but the modern usage usually refers to either: an image or series of images intended for satire, caricature, or humor; or a motion picture that relies on a sequence of illustrations for its animation.

Diagramnoun

A plan, drawing, sketch or outline to show how something works, or show the relationships between the parts of a whole.

Diagramnoun

A graph or chart.

Diagramnoun

(category theory) A functor from an index category to another category. The objects and morphisms of the index category need not have any internal substance, but rather merely outline the connective structure of at least some part of the diagram's codomain. If the index category is J and the codomain is C, then the diagram is said to be "of type J in C".

Diagramverb

(transitive) To represent or indicate something using a diagram.

Diagramnoun

A figure or drawing made to illustrate a statement, or facilitate a demonstration; a plan.

Diagramnoun

Any simple drawing made for mathematical or scientific purposes, or to assist a verbal explanation which refers to it; a mechanical drawing, as distinguished from an artistical one.

Diagramverb

To put into the form of a diagram.

Diagramnoun

a drawing intended to explain how something works; a drawing showing the relation between the parts

Diagramverb

make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows how things work or how they are constructed

Diagramnoun

a simplified drawing showing the appearance, structure, or workings of something; a schematic representation

Diagramnoun

a figure composed of lines that is used to illustrate a definition or statement or to aid in the proof of a proposition.

Diagramnoun

a graphical schedule for operating railway locomotives and rolling stock in order to provide a desired service.

Diagramverb

represent (something) in graphic form

Diagramverb

schedule the operations of (a locomotive or train) according to a diagram.

Diagram

A diagram is a symbolic representation of information using visualization techniques. Diagrams have been used since ancient times on walls of caves, but became more prevalent during the Enlightenment.