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graphic

Pronunciation: /ˈgrafɪk/

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Definition of graphic

adjective

  • 1relating to visual art, especially involving drawing, engraving, or lettering:his mature graphic work
  • Computing relating to or denoting a visual image:graphic information such as charts and diagrams
  • 2giving clear and vividly explicit details:a graphic account of the riots
  • 3of or in the form of a graph.
  • 4 [attributive] Geology of or denoting rocks having a surface texture resembling cuneiform writing.

noun

Computing
  • a graphical item displayed on a screen or stored as data.

Derivatives

graphically

adverb

graphicness

noun

Origin:

mid 17th century: via Latin from Greek graphikos, from graphē 'writing, drawing'

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Definition of graphic in the US English dictionary

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