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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024graph•ic /ˈgræfɪk/USA pronunciation adj. Also, ˈgraph•i•cal. - giving a clear and effective picture;
vivid:a graphic account of the riots. - relating to the use of diagrams, graphs, mathematical curves, or the like.
- of, relating to, or expressed by writing:graphic symbols.
- [before a noun] relating to graphic arts.
n. [countable] - Fine Arta product of the graphic arts, as a drawing.
- Computinga computer-generated image or picture.
graph•i•cal•ly, adv.: graphically showing the destruction and disease in the war-torn region.See -graph-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024graph•ic (graf′ik),USA pronunciation adj. Also, graph′i•cal. - giving a clear and effective picture;
vivid:a graphic account of an earthquake. - pertaining to the use of diagrams, graphs, mathematical curves, or the like;
diagrammatic. - of, pertaining to, or expressed by writing:graphic symbols.
- written, inscribed, or drawn.
- depicted in a realistic or vivid manner:graphic sex and violence.
- containing graphic descriptions:a graphic movie.
- Geology(of a rock) having a texture formed by the intergrowth of certain minerals so as to resemble written characters.
- Mathematicspertaining to the determination of values, solution of problems, etc., by direct measurement on diagrams instead of by ordinary calculations.
- of or pertaining to the graphic arts.
n. - Fine Arta product of the graphic arts, as a drawing or print.
- Computinga computer-generated image.
- Greek graphikós able to draw or paint, equivalent. to gráph(ein) to draw, write + -ikos -ic; cognate with carve
- Latin graphicus of painting or drawing
- 1630–40
graph′i•cal•ly, adv. graph′i•cal•ness, graph′ic•ness, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged striking, telling; detailed. See picturesque.
-graphic, - a combination of -graph and -ic, forming adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -graph: telegraphic.
graphic, + adj. - depicted in a realistic or vivid manner:graphic sex and violence.
- containing graphic descriptions:a graphic movie.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: graphic /ˈɡræfɪk/, graphical adj - vividly or clearly described: a graphic account of the disaster
- of or relating to writing or other inscribed representations: graphic symbols
- using, relating to, or determined by a graph: a graphic representation of the figures
- of or relating to the graphic arts
- having or denoting a texture formed by intergrowth of the crystals to resemble writing: graphic granite
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin graphicus, from Greek graphikos, from graphein to write; see carveˈgraphically adv ˈgraphicalness, ˈgraphicness n |