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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source
graph·ic    Audio Help   [graf-ik] Pronunciation Key
–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.
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  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  graphic
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Of or relating to representation by means of writing.
Synonyms:  calligraphic, scriptural, written
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  graphic
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Of or relating to representation by drawings or pictures.
Synonyms:  hieroglyphic, illustrative, photographic, pictographic, pictorial
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  graphic
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Described verbally in sharp and accurate detail.
Synonyms:  lifelike, photographic, pictorial, picturesque, realistic, vivid
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.


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Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia - Cite This Source

graphic arts: see aquatint; drawing; drypoint; engraving; etching; illustration; linoleum block printing; lithography; mezzotint; niello; pastel; poster; silk-screen printing; silhouette; silverpoint; sketch; stencil; woodcut and wood engraving.

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