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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024graph•ics /ˈgræfɪks/USA pronunciation n. - [uncountable* used with a singular verb] the art of drawing.
- Fine Art[plural* used with a plural verb] graphic arts (def. 1).
- Radio and Television, Show Business[plural* used with a plural verb] titles, credits, and other text shown on a motion-picture or television screen before, after, or during a film or program.
See -graph-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024graph•ics (graf′iks),USA pronunciation n. - (used with a sing. v.) the art of drawing, esp. as used in mathematics, engineering, etc.
- Fine Art(used with a pl. v.) See graphic arts (def. 1).
- Radio and Television, Show Business(used with a pl. v.) [Motion Pictures, Television.]the titles, credits, subtitles, announcements, etc., shown on the screen before, or as part of, a film or television program.
- (used with a sing. v.) the science of calculating by diagrams.
- Computing(used with a sing. or pl. v.) See computer graphics.
adj. - Computingpertaining to pictorial information displayed, plotted, or printed by a computer:When you draw a picture on a graphics tablet the computer displays the same picture on the screen.
- see graphic, -ics 1885–90
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: graphics /ˈɡræfɪks/ n - (functioning as singular) the process or art of drawing in accordance with mathematical principles
- (functioning as singular) the study of writing systems
- (functioning as plural) the drawings, photographs, etc, in the layout of a magazine or book, or in a television or film production
- (functioning as plural) the information displayed on a visual display unit or on a computer printout in the form of diagrams, graphs, pictures, and symbols
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