graphic
[ graf-ik ]
/ ˈgræf ɪk /
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adjective Also graph·i·cal.
noun
a product of the graphic arts, as a drawing or print.
a computer-generated image.
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Origin of graphic
synonym study for graphic
1. See picturesque.
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Definition for graphic (2 of 2)
-graphic
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British Dictionary definitions for graphic
graphic
graphical
/ (ˈɡræfɪk) /
adjective
vividly or clearly describeda graphic account of the disaster
sexually explicit
of or relating to writing or other inscribed representationsgraphic symbols
maths using, relating to, or determined by a grapha 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 writinggraphic granite
Derived forms of graphic
graphically or graphicly, adverbgraphicalness or graphicness, nounWord Origin for graphic
C17: from Latin graphicus, from Greek graphikos, from graphein to write; see carve
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