graphic
giving a clear and effective picture; vivid: a graphic account of an earthquake.
pertaining to the use of diagrams, graphs, mathematical curves, or the like; diagrammatic.
of, relating to, or expressed by writing: graphic symbols.
written, inscribed, or drawn.
depicted in a realistic or vivid manner: graphic sex and violence.
containing graphic descriptions: a graphic movie.
Geology. (of a rock) having a texture formed by the intergrowth of certain minerals so as to resemble written characters.
Mathematics. pertaining to the determination of values, solution of problems, etc., by direct measurement on diagrams instead of by ordinary calculations.
of or relating to the graphic arts.
a product of the graphic arts, as a drawing or print.
a computer-generated image.
Origin of graphic
1synonym study For graphic
Other words for graphic
Other words from graphic
- 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
- non·graph·i·cal·ness, noun
- un·graph·ic, adjective
- un·graph·i·cal, adjective
- un·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb
How to use graphic in a sentence
The graphic representing the Apple M1 chip, as presented by Apple at an event earlier this month.
“We are giddy”—interviewing Apple about its Mac silicon revolution | Samuel Axon | November 20, 2020 | Ars TechnicaIt also took action on 23 million pieces of violent and graphic content.
Facebook says it labeled 180 million debunked posts ahead of the election | Rachel Lerman, Heather Kelly | November 19, 2020 | Washington PostIt might be something more graphic or something really literal.
Shopping with the pros: The Madcap Cottage team chooses favorites from Terrain | Mari-Jane Williams | November 19, 2020 | Washington PostThat means essential components like the processing cores, graphics cores, the neural engine, security enclave, and even the system memory are all part of one bigger slab of silicon.
Apple’s M1 chip makes the new MacBook Air shockingly good | Stan Horaczek | November 18, 2020 | Popular-ScienceAt least Fox News is compelling — very high-gloss and well-crafted, with all its swooshing graphics and attention-grabbing noise that make you want to keep tuning in.
My two days watching Newsmax, the network waging war on Fox News from the right | Emily VanDerWerff | November 12, 2020 | Vox
Republicans need to rebuild their brand, which Rand Paul said quite graphically “sucks.”
Can Obama and a Republican Senate Find Common Ground? | Eleanor Clift | November 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIncidences of gay men being hanged in public have been graphically reported upon.
A recent Pew Poll graphically likewise portrays the stark national divide, and the granular differences are gaping.
The 2014 Election Is Yet Another Scrum in the Culture Wars | Lloyd Green | October 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTReality-TV series have, over time, gleefully charged to the extreme edge of how graphically they could show childbirth.
Reality TV’s Grossest Moments: Dead Cats, Donkey Semen & More (VIDEO) | Kevin Fallon | December 5, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTSilverman rather graphically reminded them that they were once considered exotic and scary, too.
In the quaint language of the sacred scribes, we find David's frequent battles graphically described.
Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 of 8 | VariousShe told him, told the story graphically and well, but so far as her own part in it was concerned rather diffidently.
Forging the Blades | Bertram MitfordAfter graphically demonstrating the correctness of the scale we may simplify it considerably.
Mechanical Drawing Self-Taught | Joshua RoseHe graphically told the story of the wreck to his interested listeners and then imbibed a little more liquid nourishment.
The White Shield | Myrtle ReedThe diagrams at Fig. 106 show graphically the sleeve movements and their relation to the crank-shaft and piston travel.
Aviation Engines | Victor Wilfred Pag
British Dictionary definitions for graphic
graphical
/ (ˈɡræfɪk) /
vividly or clearly described: a graphic account of the disaster
sexually explicit
of or relating to writing or other inscribed representations: graphic symbols
maths using, relating to, or determined by a graph: a graphic representation of the figures
of or relating to the graphic arts
geology having or denoting a texture formed by intergrowth of the crystals to resemble writing: graphic granite
Origin of graphic
1Derived forms of graphic
- graphically or graphicly, adverb
- graphicalness or graphicness, noun
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