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.
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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.
Of, relating to, or represented by or as if by a graph.
Described in vivid detail.
Clearly outlined or set forth.
Of or relating to the graphic arts.
Of or relating to graphics.
Geology Having crystals resembling printed characters.
n.
A work of graphic art.
A pictorial device used for illustration, as in a lecture.
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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