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graph⋅ic

  [graf-ik]
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–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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-graphic

 
a combination of -graph and -ic, forming adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -graph: telegraphic.
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graph·ic   (grāf'ĭk)   
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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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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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Language Translation for : graphic
Spanish: gráfico, vívido,
German: anschaulich,
Japanese: 生き生きとした
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