drawing vs diagram

diagram vs drawing

drawing and diagram both are nouns.

drawing is not a verb while diagram is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
drawing	Yes	No	No	No
diagram	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, diagram is a hyponym of drawing; that is, diagram is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than drawing:

drawing: a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines
diagram: a drawing intended to explain how something works; a drawing showing the relation between the parts

Other hyponyms of drawing include charcoal, delineation, depiction, limning, line drawing, mechanical drawing, pen-and-ink, architectural plan, plan, rendering, doodle, scrabble, scribble, silhouette, silverpoint, sketch, study, stick figure, trace, tracing.

drawing (noun)	diagram (noun)
the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams	a drawing intended to explain how something works; a drawing showing the relation between the parts
act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source
players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots
the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling
a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper

drawing (verb)	diagram (verb)
	make a schematic or technical drawing that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed

Difference between drawing and diagram

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