graphical

[graf-ik]

graph·ic

[graf-ik]
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.
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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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noun
10.
a product of the graphic arts, as a drawing or print.
11.
a computer-generated image.

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Graphical is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

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

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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1. striking, telling; detailed. See picturesque.

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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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