cartogram

noun

car·​to·​gram

ˈkärtəˌgram

plural -s

: a map showing geographically diagrammatic statistics of various kinds usually by the use of shades, curves, or dots

Word History

Etymology

French cartogramme, from carto- + -gramme -gram

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