"Sankey diagram" meaning in All languages combined

See Sankey diagram on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Sankey diagrams [plural]
Etymology: Named after the Irish captain Matthew Henry Phineas Riall Sankey, who used this type of diagram in 1898 to illustrate the energy efficiency of a steam engine. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Sankey diagram (plural Sankey diagrams)
  1. A flow diagram in which the width of the arrows is proportional to the flow rate. Wikipedia link: Matthew Henry Phineas Riall Sankey
    Sense id: en-Sankey_diagram-en-noun-hOAWwhw9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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