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graphic

[graf-ik]

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adjective 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.

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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.

Mathematics. pertaining 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.

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noun

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a product of the graphic arts, as a drawing or print.

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a computer-generated image.

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capability of a porous rock or sediment to permit the flow of fluids through its pore spaces

seepage of water into soil or rock

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Origin:
1630–40; < Latin graphicus of painting or drawing < Greek graphikós able to draw or paint, equivalent to gráph(ein) to draw, write + -ikos -ic; cognate with carve

Related forms

graph·i·cal·ly, adverb

graph·i·cal·ness, graph·ic·ness, noun

non·graph·ic, adjective

non·graph·i·cal, adjective

non·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb

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non·graph·i·cal·ness, noun

un·graph·ic, adjective

un·graph·i·cal, adjective

un·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Synonyms
1. striking, telling; detailed. See picturesque.

Example Sentences

The grand jury indictment is graphic and troubling in its scope and detail.

In terms of conveying information, this is not an effective graphic.

Graphic organizers are useful tools for building knowledge and organizing information.

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The grand jury indictment is graphic and troubling in its scope and detail.

In terms of conveying information, this is not an effective graphic.

Graphic organizers are useful tools for building knowledge and organizing information.

So be advised, some of the images are graphic depictions of medical conditions.

Click on the graphic to see what you can expect from climate change.

Simple to make and surprisingly durable, painted canvas used as a floor mat adds graphic punch to a room.

Don't click through this graphic video if you're at work.

Due to graphic content, parental discretion is advised.

It cries loudly, moans, and sheds graphic little tears.

After all, rebelliousness can be the stuff of creativity in filmmaking, graphic art and design.

He says he created it as part of an application for a graphic design job on a newspaper.

If you wanted, you could also look at an interactive graphic that actually showed what happened in detail.

My brother, the graphic designer, accused me of being visually illiterate.

Also gone is the gear-wheel graphic illustration that served as a logo of sorts.

She is known for her complex abstractions, which incorporate graphic elements borrowed from architecture and calligraphy.

The story included a nifty graphic to help you compare the milk choices side by side.

Instead of dropping the graphic or making cold calls to the.

The pictures served as a graphic corroboration of the popular view that officers consider themselves to be above the law.

Do graphic warning labels on cigarette packages really deter people from lighting.

For a decade, the graphic designer collected old mug shots-he got them from a retired cop in.

Burroughs only wrote one graphic novel, but it quickly disappeared after bouncing around in the early.

If actual photos of subways aren't your thing, there's always graphic design about subways.

Use graphic organizers to help in problem solving, decision making.

Nevertheless, the rest of the nation is eternally grateful for the graphic and painful example you are now setting.

Hits are confusing because every graphic on a page, as well as the page itself, counts as a hit.

Pieces that set the tone for the whole garden?like the graphic rug on the previous page?might be worth allotting more money for.

We have already seen what is little bit of graphic empowerment does for media.

It allowed me to combine my research interests with my background in graphic design.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

a combination of -graph and -ic, forming adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -graph: telegraphic.

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World English Dictionary

graphic or graphical (ˈɡræfɪk)

—*adj*
1.	vividly or clearly described: a graphic account of the disaster
2.	sexually explicit
3.	of or relating to writing or other inscribed representations: graphic symbols
4.	maths using, relating to, or determined by a graph: a graphic representation of the figures
5.	of or relating to the graphic arts
6.	geology having or denoting a texture formed by intergrowth of the crystals to resemble writing: graphic granite

[C17: from Latin graphicus, from Greek graphikos, from graphein to write; see carve]

graphical or graphical

—*adj*

[C17: from Latin graphicus, from Greek graphikos, from graphein to write; see carve]

'graphically or graphical

—*adv*

'graphicly or graphical

—*adv*

'graphicalness or graphical

—n

'graphicness or graphical

—n

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Word Origin & History

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

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1756; that of "vivid" is from 1669, on the notion of words that produce the effect of a picture.

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