graphic
adj.
diagrammatic, of diagrams; illustrative, pictorial, described vividly, explicit; pertaining to writing
Graphics
Graphics (from
Greek ; see
-graphy) are
visual presentations on some surface, such as a wall,
canvas, computer screen, paper, or stone to
brand, inform, illustrate, or entertain. Examples are
photographs,
drawings,
Line Art,
graphs,
diagrams,
typography,
numbers,
symbols,
geometric designs,
maps,
engineering drawings, or other
images. Graphics often combine
text,
illustration, and
color. Graphic design may consist of the deliberate selection, creation, or arrangement of typography alone, as in a brochure, flier, poster, web site, or book without any other element. Clarity or effective communication may be the objective, association with other cultural elements may be sought, or merely, the creation of a distinctive style.
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graphy
The English
suffix -graphy is an anglicization of the French -graphie inherited from the Latin -graphia, which is a transliterated direct borrowing from Greek.
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graphic
Adjective
1. written or drawn or engraved; "graphic symbols"
(synonym) graphical, in writing(p)
(similar) written
2. describing nudity or sexual activity in graphic detail; "graphic sexual scenes"
(similar) explicit, expressed
3. of or relating to the graphic arts; "the etchings, drypoints, lithographis, and engravings which together form his graphic work"- Brit. Book News
(pertainym) graphics
4. relating to or presented by a graph; "a graphic presentation of the data"
(synonym) graphical
(pertainym) graph, graphical record
5. evoking lifelike images within the mind; "pictorial poetry and prose"; "graphic accounts of battle"; "a lifelike portrait"; "a vivid description"
(synonym) lifelike, pictorial, vivid
(similar) realistic
Graphic
(a.)
Alt. of Graphical
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
Graphic Language
For specifying graphic operations.
["A Problem Oriented Graphic Language", P.J. Schwinn, proc ACM 22nd Natl Conf, 1967].
[Sammet 1969, p. 677].
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