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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
graph·ic       [graf-ik] Pronunciation Key
–adjective Also, graph·i·cal.
1.giving a clear and effective picture; vivid: a graphic account of an earthquake.
2.pertaining to the use of diagrams, graphs, mathematical curves, or the like; diagrammatic.
3.of, pertaining to, or expressed by writing: graphic symbols.
4.written, inscribed, or drawn.
5.depicted in a realistic or vivid manner: graphic sex and violence.
6.containing graphic descriptions: a graphic movie.
7.Geology. (of a rock) having a texture formed by the intergrowth of certain minerals so as to resemble written characters.
8.Mathematics. pertaining to the determination of values, solution of problems, etc., by direct measurement on diagrams instead of by ordinary calculations.
9.of or pertaining to the graphic arts.
–noun
10.a product of the graphic arts, as a drawing or print.
11.a computer-generated image.
[Origin: 1630–40; < L graphicus of painting or drawing < Gk graphikós able to draw or paint, equiv. to gráph(ein) to draw, write + -ikos -ic; c. carve]

—Related forms
graph·i·cal·ly, adverb
graph·i·cal·ness, graph·ic·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1. striking, telling; detailed. See picturesque.
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graph·ic       (grāf'ĭk)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   also graph·i·cal (-ĭ-kəl)
    1. Of or relating to written representation.
    2. Of or relating to pictorial representation.
    3. Described in vivid detail.
    4. Clearly outlined or set forth.
  2. Of, relating to, or represented by or as if by a graph.
    1. Described in vivid detail.
    2. Clearly outlined or set forth.
  4. Of or relating to the graphic arts.
  5. Of or relating to graphics.
  6. Geology Having crystals resembling printed characters.

n.  
  1. A work of graphic art.
  2. A pictorial device used for illustration, as in a lecture.
  3. A graphic display generated by a computer or an imaging device.


[Latin graphicus, from Greek graphikos, from graphē, writing, from graphein, to write; see gerbh- in Indo-European roots.]

graph'i·cal·ly adv., graph'ic·ness n.
Synonyms: These adjectives mean strikingly sharp and accurate: a graphic account of the battle; a lifelike portrait; a realistic description; a vivid recollection.

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graphical

adjective
1. relating to or presented by a graph; "a graphic presentation of the data" [syn: graphic] 
2. written or drawn or engraved; "graphic symbols" [syn: graphic] 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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