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graph⋅ics

  [graf-iks]
–noun
1. (used with a singular verb) the art of drawing, esp. as used in mathematics, engineering, etc.
2. (used with a plural verb) graphic arts (def. 1).
3. (used with a plural verb) Movies, Television. the titles, credits, subtitles, announcements, etc., shown on the screen before, or as part of, a film or television program.
4. (used with a singular verb) the science of calculating by diagrams.
5. (used with a singular or plural verb) Computers. computer graphics.
–adjective
6. Computers. pertaining to pictorial information displayed, plotted, or printed by a computer: When you draw a picture on a graphics tablet the computer displays the same picture on the screen.
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Origin:
1885–90; see graphic, -ics
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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.
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.

graphic arts

 
–noun
1. Also called graphics. the arts or techniques, as engraving, etching, drypoint, woodcut, lithography, and other methods, by which copies of an original design are printed from a plate, block, or the like.
2. the arts of drawing, painting, and printmaking.
Origin:
1660–70
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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.
graphic arts  
pl.n.  

  1. The fine or applied visual arts and associated techniques involving the application of lines and strokes to a two-dimensional surface.

  2. The fine or applied visual arts and associated techniques in which images are produced from blocks, plates, or type, as in engraving and lithography. Also called graphics.

graph·ics   (grāf'ĭks)   
n.  

    1. (used with a sing. verb) The making of drawings in accordance with the rules of mathematics, as in engineering or architecture.

    2. (used with a pl. verb) Calculations, as of structural stress, from such drawings.

    3. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) The pictorial representation and manipulation of data, as used in computer-aided design and manufacture, in typesetting and the graphic arts, and in educational and recreational programs.

    4. (used with a sing. verb) The process by which a computer displays data pictorially.

  2. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) See graphic arts.

  3. Computer Science

    1. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) The pictorial representation and manipulation of data, as used in computer-aided design and manufacture, in typesetting and the graphic arts, and in educational and recreational programs.

    2. (used with a sing. verb) The process by which a computer displays data pictorially.

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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 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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graphics   (grāf'ĭks)  Pronunciation Key 
The representation of data in a way that includes images in addition to or instead of text. Computer-aided design, typesetting, and video games, for example, involve the use of graphics.
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