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sunburst

7.4

A round chart with rings showing groups and smaller groups of data

noun
/ˈsʌnˌbɜrst/

Specialized

: diagrama radial

Examples

Yuri bowed, then sailed another of the certificates high; it floated above the heads of the crowd, expanding into a sunburst, becoming a stylized golden mask like the representation of the benign east wind on a medieval map.

Fiction book (2001)
The sunburst chart clearly illustrated the company hierarchy, with each level represented by a different colored ring.
In her presentation, she used a sunburst to display the relationships between various departments in the organization.
The data visualization software generated a beautiful sunburst diagram that made it easy to understand the project structure.

Compounds

sunburst pleat

Specialized

9.1

A narrow diagonal fold in fabric that fans outward in a skirt

How Complex

sunburst

Specialized

7.4

exploded

Specialized

6.8

pie chart

7 2.6

Surface Forms

sunburst singular

sunbursts plural

Morphology

sunburst = sun + burst (semi-transparent) = sun + burst

The compound suggests a sun-like radiating pattern, but it does not by itself specify the specialized data-visualization chart type.

Etymology

Sunburst uses the same idea: sun and burst, where 'burst' is like 'spreading out'. A helpful way to remember the sunburst chart is to picture rings and wedge shapes spreading out from the middle like sun rays, which is why the chart shows levels of data in outward rings.