graphic
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graph·ic 
[graf-ik] Pronunciation Key
[graf-ik] Pronunciation Key –adjective Also, graph·i·cal.
–noun
| 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. |
| 10. | a product of the graphic arts, as a drawing or print. |
| 11. | a computer-generated image. |
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| graph·ic
(grāf'ĭk) Pronunciation Key
adj. also graph·i·cal (-ĭ-kəl)
n.
[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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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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graphic
1610, "traced" (implied in graphical), from L. graphicus "picturesque," from Gk. graphikos "of or for writing, belonging to drawing, picturesque," from graphe "writing, drawing," from graphein "write," originally "to scratch" on clay tablets with a stylus. Meaning "of or pertaining to drawing" is from 1756; that of "vivid" is from 1669, on the notion of words that produce the effect of a picture.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| graphic | |
adjective | |
| 1. | written or drawn or engraved; "graphic symbols" |
| 2. | describing nudity or sexual activity in graphic detail; "graphic sexual scenes" |
| 3. | of or relating to the graphic arts; "the etchings, drypoints, lithographs, and engravings which together form his graphic work"- British Book News |
| 4. | relating to or presented by a graph; "a graphic presentation of the data" |
| 5. | evoking lifelike images within the mind; "pictorial poetry and prose"; "graphic accounts of battle"; "a lifelike portrait"; "a vivid description" |
noun | |
| 1. | an image that is generated by a computer |
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