different between nonogram vs nomogram

English

Etymology

Coined by James Dalgety in 1990, from the puzzle inventor's name (Non Ishida) and diagram.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?n?n???æm/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?n??n???æm/

Noun

nonogram (plural nonograms)

1. (games, puzzles) A puzzle in which cells of a grid must be filled or left blank, according to sets of numbers given at the side of the grid, to reveal a hidden picture.

Synonyms

• (puzzle): gridlers, hanjie, picross

Translations

English

Etymology

Formed as nom- +? -o- +? -gram, by analogy with French nomogramme.

Noun

nomogram (plural nomograms)

1. (mathematics) A diagram in which the relationship between three variables is represented by a straight line or curve for each variable; the value of the third variable corresponding to particular values of the first two is obtained by drawing a straight line through the points on the first two curves that represent particular values of the first two variables and noting the point at which the line intersects the third line or curve.

Synonyms

• abac, abaque, alignment chart, alignment diagram, nomograph

Derived terms

• nomographic

Translations

Anagrams

• monogram